Since the collapse of global oil prices at the international market which plunged the Nigerian economy into a 25-year-low in 2016, there has been a renewed focus on the agricultural sector as the country attempts to diversify its economy away from oil.
Agriculture, which was neglected, became an
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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.
