Commodities
Africa’s textile sector eyes AfCFTA boost amid calls for value addition
Onome Amuge Africa's cotton, textile, and apparel (CTA) sector, despite its potential, remains largely underdeveloped, hindered by a reliance on…
Hass avocado tipped for economic diversification amid $14.85bn market boom
Onome Amuge Avocado, also known as 'alligator pear' or 'butter fruit,' is rapidly gaining prominence on the global agricultural stage…
Nigeria seeks cocoa lifeline as oil revenues shrink
Onome Amuge A combination of rising global cocoa prices and dwindling crude oil revenues is prompting Nigeria to reignite its…
Nigeria faces palm oil price pressure as Indonesia raises export levy
Onome Amuge Industry analysts have expressed concerns that prices of palm oil in Nigeria are poised to increase following Indonesia’s…
E-commerce Lessons for Scaling Nigeria’s Food Distribution
By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, Foodstuff Store Nigeria stands at the cusp of an agricultural revolution with the ambitious…
Informal exports stifle Nigeria’s stake in $8.75bn global onion market
1.6m bags of onions traded informally per year Onome Amuge Nigeria's agricultural sector boasts a quiet giant in onion production.…
Cross River undertakes cocoa production expansion
Beyond 58,000tonnes Ben Eguzozie Cross River, a major cocoa producing state, has kictstarted a renewed focus on cocoa production expansion…
