Nigeria’s plan to boost food self-sufficiency is faltering under the weight of skyrocketing farm input prices. The rising cost of essential farm inputs, from fertilisers to high-quality seedlings, is threatening Nigeria’s ambitious plans to boost food productivity and achieve self-sufficiency. In the last five years, the cost of fertilisers in Nigeria has surged by over 100 percent from an average of N17,000 in 2021 to about N45,000 currently across the country. The spike has coincided with soaring costs of other critical inputs such a
Nigeria’s plan to boost food self-sufficiency is faltering under the weight of skyrocketing farm input prices. The rising cost of essential farm inputs, from fertilisers to high-quality seedlings, is threatening Nigeria’s ambitious plans to boost food productivity and achieve self-sufficiency. In the last five years, the cost of fertilisers in Nigeria has surged by over 100 percent from an average of N17,000 in 2021 to about N45,000 currently across the country. The spike has coincided with soaring costs of other critical inputs such a