Nigeria: Rising Food Prices Deepen Nigeria's Poverty Crisis

Nigerian women grow soybeans to battle hunger, share faith

In rural Nigeria, Southern Baptists partnered with Nigerians to introduce a groundbreaking initiative that would improve food consumption and transform communities. Access to wholesome food is limited in the region, so the project sought to address the nutritional challenge that…

Nigeria’s drying rivers leave farmers without water as food prices climb

Farmers across northern Nigeria are abandoning crops as climate change drives up temperatures and dries up rivers, worsening food insecurity nationwide.Dyepkazah Shibayan reports for The Associated Press.In short:In Sokoto state and beyond, farmers are watching rivers vanish, driving down crop yields and forcing many to consider leaving agriculture altogether.Nigeria’s government declared a food emergency in 2023, but promised agricultural refor…

Nigeria: Rising Food Prices Deepen Nigeria's Poverty Crisis

Several West African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Gambia, proudly compete over who makes the best "jollof rice," rice cooked in spicy tomato sauce. But in Nigeria, this cultural staple is becoming a luxury because of soaring inflation, while government support remains slow and inadequate.

Rising Food Prices Deepen Nigeria’s Poverty Crisis

Click to expand Image Vendors display tomatoes for sell at Mile 12 market in Lagos, Nigeria, July 7, 2021. © 2021 Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via AP Photo Several West African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Gambia, proudly compete over who makes the best “jollof rice,” rice cooked in spicy tomato sauce. But in Nigeria, this cultural staple is becoming a luxury because of soaring inflation, while government support remains slow…

Why Food Prices Are Soaring Despite Market Abundance—Nigeria’s Hunger Paradox - Commonwealth Union

Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ In markets teeming with food, many Nigerians still find themselves priced out of basic nutrition. Those puzzled by this contradiction may be clinging to outdated economic theories that claim increased supply leads to lower prices, assuming, of course, that “all things remain equal.” But as any economist will caution, real life rarely honors that neat assumption. A major disruptor has emerged in the form of Nigerian …