Across Nigeria and much of Africa, farmers do the hardest work in the agricultural value chain—planting, nurturing, and harvesting crops—yet often earn the least. The reason is simple: most farmers ...

Workers at a fig processing operation. Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Value addition is a central theme in agriculture. The concept involves adding value at every step, from production to delivery of a ...

Director-General of Lthe Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, has said Nigeria’s industrial transformation depends on a decisive shift from raw material ...