Global food prices began the year on a buoyant note, as the Food And Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index averaged 164.8 points in January 2019, up 1.8 percent from the previous month.
A sharp rebound in dairy price quotations and firmer prices of palm and soy oils drove the increase,
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CALEB OJEWALE
Caleb Ojewale is an Assistant Editor at BusinessDay Newspaper in Nigeria, where he also heads Industry and Real Sector, supervising all associated beats/desks.
He is concurrently Editor for Features, Interviews, and the Newspaper's Backpage (Monday to Thursday). He has also been OP-ED Editor and a member of the Editorial Board.
A well rounded business journalist; he is a recipient of multiple local and international journalism awards.
Caleb is a fellow of the University of Oxford and OKP and has bachelor’s and Master's degrees in communication from Lagos State University and the University of Lagos, respectively.
