Africa Forfeits Billions by Exporting Raw Farm Commodities

Africa Forfeits Billions by Exporting Raw Farm Commodities

African nations forfeit billions of dollars each year by shipping raw farm produce overseas instead of processing harvests at domestic factories, agricultural policymakers and financiers warned at the Agriculture Summit Africa in Abuja on Thursday, 24 September 2026. The continent holds two-thirds of the world’s uncultivated arable land, yet governments squander over 100 billion dollars…

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No Ban on Raw Cocoa Exports, FG Clarifies

  The Federal Government has officially dismissed widespread reports suggesting an impending ban on the export of raw cocoa beans, clarifying that its policy is focused on promoting local value addition rather than restricting exports. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made the clarification in a statement issued on Friday, following public…

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Nigeria Seeks BRICS Alliance to Propel Agricultural Turnaround

Nigeria Seeks BRICS Alliance to Propel Agricultural Turnaround

The Federal Government has formally requested strategic partnership and technical support from the BRICS economic bloc to fundamentally revamp Nigeria’s agricultural sector and guarantee long-term national food security. Speaking at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Conference held in Indore, India, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, stated that the administration is…

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Food Security Equals National Security, FG Declare 

  Nigeria’s Federal Government has reaffirmed that food security sits at the heart of the country’s economic stabilisation strategy, poverty reduction agenda and national sovereignty, with senior ministers using a high-level quarterly engagement forum in Abuja to outline the administration’s agricultural reform efforts and stress the importance of citizen participation in governance. The declaration came…

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