PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN THE RICE SECTOR IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN NIGERIA
Agriculture has its place in the history of the nation (this is the reason for… View/Download Full Press Release
Nigeria Shea Industry Update: Shea Kernels and Butter to be traded on Nigeria Commodity Exchanges
Background The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of its implementation of a 10-year Capital Market Master Plan, constituted a Technical Committee on Commodities Trading Ecosystem. One of the recommendations of the Committee was to identify commodities with good supply base in Nigeria for inclusion as a tradable commodity in… View/Download Full Press […]
Grain and Feed Annual 2019 Nigeria’s Imports of Wheat and Rice to Rise
Report Highlights FAS Lagos (Post) forecasts Nigeria’s wheat imports in MY 2019/20 at 5.6 MMT, up almost four percent compared to MY 2018/19 based on growing food, seed and industrial (FSI) usage. The rise in FSI wheat consumption is attributable to population growth of about 2.54 percent (2015-20), with Nigerians increasingly shifting to consuming greater […]
FINANCING SUSTAINABLE RICE FOR A SECURE FUTURE INNOVATIVE FINANCE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CLIMATE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYRICE: AN UNDER-APPRECIATED GLOBAL IMPACT FINANCE OPPORTUNITY Key Point 1 Rice is the main staple food for 3.5 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, and it is critically exposed to the effects of climate change and water scarcity. Key Point 2 While China and India are the world’s largest rice producers, […]
National Cashew Association Flags off Trading for 2021 with a ‘Cautious Optimism’Outlook for the Trading Year
Friday, January 2021: The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) held a flag off ceremony attended by cashew stakeholders across the country at an online virtual event. Welcoming participants, Hon Ojo Ajanaku President of the association enjoined the three segments within the cashew value chain – production, processing and trading – to collaboratively work together […]