At N3.5 trillion, Nigeria’s annual post-harvest losses are over nine times higher than the government’s budget for the agriculture sector for 2024, reflecting the magnitude of the biggest threats to food security in Africa’s most populous nation.
The figure comes to an average of N94.6 billion per state (36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT), higher than each state’s yearly budget for agriculture.
The huge food wastage has been noted as a driver of Nigeria’s…
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