Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) added sugar to the items under its foreign exchange prohibition list. Ehime Alex writes that while the intent is laudable, the timing is questionable and is likely to produce a cascade of price spikes in...
In discussions on low and middle income countries, the population – development nexus plays a critical role. In this message, we focus on the economic-demographic dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past half century, this region has seen slow...
Food in Nigeria is increasingly getting expensive, especially in the Southeast, South-South and Southwest geopolitical zones. Conflicts are building up. The need to improve the scope of farming and cultivation of crops, as well as processing and...
"This is a time where silence is a betrayal and will have adverse consequences," writes Nigerian food expert and agronomist Babatunde Olarewaju. In this week's edition of Letter to my Farmers, he talks about the importance of tackling climate change...
How has the changing global food landscape and increased Western influence on the African continent changed the way people eat and live? Benjamin Njila Tchakounte Fields dives into the difference between traditional African diets and neo-liberal...
"Working with small-holder farmers in Nigeria has made me realise that accessing a better market only comes with embracing good agricultural practises and having the appropriate knowledge." In this week's edition of Letter to my Farmers, Babatunde...
"Agriculture is a science as much as it is an art." Late last year, a group of farming and technology experts came together in an online webinar to explore the future and topic of Drones Applications for African Agriculture. (Part one is available...
