In Nigeria, the biggest barrier to success is not just a lack of money; it is a lack of knowledge. A farmer notices yellow spots on his maize leaves. What is it? Is it a fungus? Is it a nutrient deficiency? Is it the beginning of a Fall Armyworm attack?
Here is how small farmers are securing their future by supplying breweries and food giants like Nigerian Breweries and Nestlé.
Nigeria’s food crisis is not a production problem; it is a business and structural problem. We cannot achieve food security by asking smallholders to work harder in a system that is rigged against them by high costs, huge post-harvest losses, and financial exclusion.
…affordable infrastructure that farmers can build and maintain themselves.
We’re going to look at simple, proven methods that tackle the three biggest challenges: post-harvest loss, water management, and market access.
This article will show you five of the most common profit killing mistakes and, most importantly, how you can avoid them.
For generations, many smallholder farmers in Africa have operated on memory and handshake agreements. They track planting dates in their heads, estimate expenses with fingers, and remember sales in ledgers made of thin air