Agriculture
Onion Prices Surge From ₦30,000 to ₦300,000, Making a Single Bag Four Times More Than Nigeria’s ₦70,000 Minimum Wage
The price of a 120kg bag of onions has skyrocketed from ₦30,000 in April 2026 to approximately ₦300,000 in October 2026, representing a...
Ghana Borrows $288 Million at 11% to Pay Cocoa Farmers After Delayed Purchases
Ghana’s cocoa regulator has been forced to borrow 3.39 billion cedis, about $288 million, from the domestic market at an interest rate of...
Nigeria Grows 2.3 Million Tonnes of Tomatoes and Still Spends $360 Million Importing Paste
Nigeria is Africa’s second-largest tomato producer. The country grows about 2.3 million tonnes of tomatoes every year, and its farmers account for roughly...
Ghana Cocoa Farmers Push Back Against New Law That Could Jail Them for Using Their Own Land
Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land, urging President John...
OTACCWA Warns Nigeria Faces Rice, Tomato Shortages Within Three Months as Over 300 Farmers Are Killed and Tinubu Remains Silent
The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) has warned that Nigeria could face severe shortages of rice, tomatoes...
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon Form Alliance to End Raw Cocoa Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa...
Malaysia Seeks Local Partnership to Fill Nigeria’s Palm Oil Supply Gap
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has pledged to support Nigeria with technical expertise, research collaboration, and investment opportunities to help close the...
For The First Time Ever Nigeria’s Ginger Export Fell From N26 Billion To Zero Under Tinubu’s Government Despite Being The World’s Top Producer
Nigeria was once the world’s third largest producer of ginger and the undisputed leader in quality. The native varieties Tafin Giwa and Yatsun...
Ivory Coast Rushes to Calm Cocoa Farmer Protests as Unpaid Beans Rot and Crisis Spirals
The world’s top cocoa producer is rushing to defuse an escalating crisis in its rural heartland, where unpaid farmers blocked roads and clashed...
Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Hope April Rains Can Rescue the Mid Crop
Across the sun scorched cocoa belt of Ivory Coast, farmers are looking anxiously at the sky. The world’s top cocoa producer is in...
Over 100 Ghanaian Trucks Stranded in Nigeria as Onion Traders Suspend Exports Amid Trade Tensions
More than one hundred Ghanaian trucks carrying vegetables from the Republic of Niger have been blocked and detained in Samia, a small town...
Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Ghana Government Tells Citizens as Burkina Faso Ban Worsens Shortage
The Ghanaian government has asked citizens to start growing tomatoes in their own backyards as the country faces a severe supply gap worsened...