"Access to credit is the bridge between survival and opportunity." Muhammad YunusFrom tradition to scaleA persistent misconception is that livestock enterprises have long gestation periods and are ...

This blog is co-authored by Razaq Fatai, Fiona Robertson and Anita Okemini of ONE’s policy team. For nearly a decade, Nigeria’s government has indicated interest in increasing its focus on agriculture ...

Governor Abiodun is championing agriculture as Ogun State's economic backbone, highlighting 28 projects focusing on ...

Agriculture remains the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, yet its true face is not found in policy documents or high-level conferences. It is found in the grassroots—the farmers who rise before dawn, the ...

Labourers work on a farm in Asipa Ila village on the outskirts of Abeokuta, southwestern Nigeria October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye By Alexis Akwagyiram ABEOKUTA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The ...

Where Are the Young Farmers? In the bustling streets of Lagos, Nigeria, twenty-three-year-old Adeola dreams of a future working in the Oil and Gas sector while back in her family’s village in Osun, ...

Nigeria is in trouble. It has been for a long time. We have only been patching things up. But now it has blown in our faces and I believe mechanised agriculture has immense potential to transform ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series by the Financial Times’ This Is Africa publication on realizing Africa’s agricultural potential, in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation. The ...

In the lead up to the 2013 Borlaug Dialogue, the Skoll World Forum is featuring several keynote speakers writing at the nexus of three subjects central to the global challenges we face in the 21st ...