Josephine Okojie, Author at Businessday NG https://businessday.ng/author/josephine-okojiebusinessdayonline-com/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:53:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-BD-logo-32x32.jpeg Josephine Okojie, Author at Businessday NG https://businessday.ng/author/josephine-okojiebusinessdayonline-com/ 32 32 Poor credit access drags Nigeria’s food productivity https://businessday.ng/agriculture/article/poor-credit-access-drags-nigerias-food-productivity/ https://businessday.ng/agriculture/article/poor-credit-access-drags-nigerias-food-productivity/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:53:07 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=996060

Lack of access to single-digit financing for farmers in Nigeria remains a significant barrier to farm productivity. Agripreneurs looking to

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Insecurity and climate change are threatening Nigeria’s food security target, pushing the nation closer to an emergency. Over 30.6 million

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Ethiopia’s rapid rise from wheat importer to grain-exporting powerhouse offers a blueprint for countries like Nigeria struggling to feed their

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The population of Nigeria is 99.2 million larger than Ethiopia’s 128.7 million people. Both countries account for 24 percent of

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]]> https://businessday.ng/pro/article/from-seed-to-success-ethiopias-wheat-boom-holds-key-for-nigeria/feed/ 0 Rotten economics: Nigeria wastes half its food as millions go hungry https://businessday.ng/pro/article/rotten-economics-nigeria-wastes-half-its-food-as-millions-go-hungry/ https://businessday.ng/pro/article/rotten-economics-nigeria-wastes-half-its-food-as-millions-go-hungry/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 03:52:02 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=994960

As much as 50% of Nigeria’s fresh produce, amounting to over N3.5 trillion ($2.4 billion) annually is lost post-harvest. Experts

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