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Export ambition is good; export preparation is better Many Nigerian agribusiness owners eventually say the same thing: ‘I want to export.’ It is an understandable ambition. Larger markets…
Read featured articleWhat happens after the harvest? Nigeria’s agricultural conversation often begins with production: more hectares, more tonnes, improved seed, mechanisation and higher yields.…
Read articleRegistration is not the same thing as organisation Agricultural cooperatives are attractive for good reasons. Farmers can buy inputs together, negotiate better,…
Read articleCassava is common, but a commercial cassava business is not Cassava is one of those crops Nigerians know so well that it…
Read articleThe person with volume often has a different conversation A farmer with twenty bags of maize has a product. An aggregator with…
Read articleThe wrong finance can damage a good business Ask many Nigerian entrepreneurs what is stopping their agribusiness from growing and the answer…
Read articleRice is not profitable simply because Nigerians eat rice Rice has one obvious attraction for investors: demand. It is consumed in homes,…
Read articleA contract is not the same thing as a relationship Contract farming sounds simple on paper. A buyer needs a certain crop.…
Read articleThe problem with selling because you have no choice Harvest time should be a period of reward, but for many agricultural businesses…
Read articleProduction is not the same thing as prosperity Nigeria has never lacked people willing to farm. Across the country, farmers plant rice,…
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