Ayo Akinfe
When it comes to corn production, we are not doing too badly as we are the 11th largest maize producer in the world with an annual crop of about 11m tonnes
However, our production costs are too high, making imports from countries like the US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and India cheaper. If you are a Nigerian food...
Ayo Akinfe
On August 30 1894, British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. In just 20 years, Lugard had captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most...
By Ayo Akinfe
On August 30 1894 British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. In just 20 years, Lugard captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most lucrative...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Cattle
(2) Snails
(3) Pigs
(4) Poultry
(5) Mackerel
(6) Goats
(7) Turkeys
(8) Ducks
(9) Grass cutters
(10) Impala
I would ringfence this sector and give it a minimum target of generating $20bn in foreign exchange earnings by 2025. I would appoint a minister of state for livestock farming whose job it will be...
FOOD distributors in northern Nigeria have resumed shipments to the south of the country after four days of disruptions following the ongoing Fulani herdsmen saga after it became too costly to maintain the embargo as they were losing up to N10bn ($26.13m) a week.
Over the weekend, the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and...
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