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 ...

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 ...

After decades of exporting raw materials at giveaway prices and importing finished products at steep costs, Nigeria is moving to end a cycle that has drained jobs, weakened industries, and exposed the ...