Despite the government’s efforts to boost local production capacity in recent years, Nigeria spent N2 trillion importing food in 2021.
Africa’s most populous country saw its food imports hit a new high amid government support to the agricultural sector to boost output and improve yields
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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.
