In Nigeria’s sprawling fresh food markets, from the vegetable stalls of Mile 12 in Lagos to the fish docks in Rivers, and the poultry clusters in Jos, one battle rages quietly, daily: the race against spoilage.
Every year, nearly 50% of perishable produce in Nigeria is lost between the farm and
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Stephen Onyekwelu
Stephen Onyekwelu is BusinessDay’s Strategy & Enterprise Delivery Executive, specialising in turning editorial vision into enterprise outcomes. A former Online News Editor and lead of the Go Local initiative (print, podcast & BDTV in partnership with Providus Bank), he blends investigative storytelling with platform strategy, conference design, and cross-functional delivery.
