Every morning in Nigeria’s sprawling open-air markets, traders like Sadisu Sani race the sun to sell crates of fresh tomatoes, peppers, and vegetables before the day’s heat spoils them. By noon, under a blazing sun, prices drop by half. By evening, what isn’t sold is often tossed aside, and so is any chance at profit.
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu knows this story too well. He grew up on a small farm in rural Imo State, in Nigeria’s agricultural heartland. He watched his father and neighbours put in months of backbreaking labour, only for their harvest
