Josephine Okojie
Nigerian farmers have warned that food prices will remain high unless the burden of high production costs is addressed.
Rising fertiliser prices, escalating input costs, and worsening climate change are squeezing farmers’ margins, leaving many struggling to stay profitable and putting the nation’s food production at risk.
“Until the cost of inputs such as fertilisers, agrochemicals, seeds, transportation, energy and insecurity are adequately addressed, we won’t be able to crash food prices further,” said Kabiru Ibrahim, national president
Nigerian farmers have warned that food prices will remain high unless the burden of high production costs is addressed.
Rising fertiliser prices, escalating input costs, and worsening climate change are squeezing farmers’ margins, leaving many struggling to stay profitable and putting the nation’s food production at risk.
“Until the cost of inputs such as fertilisers, agrochemicals, seeds, transportation, energy and insecurity are adequately addressed, we won’t be able to crash food prices further,” said Kabiru Ibrahim, national president
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