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Wed Oct 22 2025 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Why Quality Inputs Are the First Step Toward Food Security in Nigeria

When discussing Africa’s food challenges, the focus often falls on significant issues such as weak markets, poor infrastructure, or farmers struggling to sell their harvests. All of this is true, but there’s another piece of the puzzle that is just as important: what farmers put into the soil in the first place.

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Mon Aug 04 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS & COMMODITY UPDATES

Weekly Price Update- 4th August 2025

Welcome to the First week of August, 2025. As August kicks off, Nigeria’s agricultural commodity markets continue to adjust to mid-season realities. While local supply flows remain consistent for several crops, traders are navigating shifting buyer behavior and competitive pressure from imported grain commodities. Weather variations and logistical costs are also shaping commodity movements across regional hubs, with planting still active in many rural zones.

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Mon Jul 28 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS & COMMODITY UPDATES

Weekly Price Update- 28th July 2025

Welcome to the Fourth Week of July, 2025. As July draws to a close, Nigeria’s agricultural commodity markets remain marked by fluctuations driven largely by internal seasonal factors and external market pressures. While local production is gradually adjusting to mid-season harvest patterns, other external factors, such as exportation, continue to impact local demand, price sensitivity, and purchasing behavior.

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Wed Jul 23 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS & COMMODITY UPDATES

23rd July 2025

Welcome to the Third Week of July 2025. Nigeria’s agricultural markets continue to evolve as the wet season progresses. Mid-July finds traders, farmers, and processors navigating fluctuating supply conditions, planting-related movements, and macroeconomic pressures. Notably, the recent surge in commodity imports is subtly reshaping local demand patterns, particularly for grains such as rice and maize.

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Thu Jul 17 2025 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Why Technology Is Africa’s Best Bet for Agricultural Transformation

Let’s stop romanticizing “African agriculture” as a sleeping giant waiting to be awakened by seeds and sunshine. The truth? The system isn’t asleep. It’s broken, splintered into silos where farmers grow food they can’t move, aggregators chase supply that’s not mapped, and buyers navigate blind through a chaotic landscape.

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Fri Jul 04 2025 MARKET INSIGHTS & COMMODITY UPDATES

Q2 2025 Commodity Pricing Update

The second quarter of 2025 has been a period of significant price fluctuations in Nigeria's agricultural commodity markets. The period was characterized by diverse market dynamics, seasonal factors, and shifts in supply and demand. Across various states and markets, commodity prices showed a wide range of movements.

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