Fertiliser prices double in threat to Nigeria's food security -

Fertiliser prices double in threat to Nigeria’s food security

The price of a 50kg bag of urea fertiliser has also jumped by as much as 183 percent to an average of N17,000 from N6,000 last year

The price of fertiliser has more than doubled in Nigeria, with dire implications for food security, according to experts. The average price of a 50kg bag of NPK fertiliser, mostly used by Nigerian smallholder farmers, has surged by 112.5 percent to N17,000 from N8,000 last year, according to Busi

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