Nigeria’s population is growing rapidly, but food production is not moving at the same pace, sparking fears of food insecurity in Africa’s biggest economy.
Food loss and waste in Africa’s most populous country have become a leading cause of food insecurity, thus investing in tackling wastages across the agricultural value chain is critical to Nigeria’s future.
One of the critical challenges that smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa face is
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
