Nigeria: High cost of inputs forces farmers to recycle maize seed
It’s a bright sunny Friday morning around 10 o’clock. Muhammad Rabilu is weeding his maize field, using a small knife […]
Nigeria: High cost of improved maize seeds forces small-scale farmers to plant saved seed
Ignoring the early morning drizzle that keeps most people in bed, MaryAnn Anaedu walks a kilometre to her farm. At […]
Nigeria: Improved rice varieties in high demand, fetch better prices
It’s about 10 o’clock in the morning and the rice mills are clanking so loudly that it’s hard to hear […]
Nigeria: Rice farmers benefit from keeping records
Luka Akolo smiles and joy spreads across his face. He is busy adding and subtracting different amounts so that he […]
Meet Musa Tijjani Ahamd from Guarantee Radio, Nigeria
Musa Tijjani Ahamd has been working in radio for the past 17 years. He was inspired to become a radio […]
How a student-led fact-checking group fights myths and misinformation on COVID-19 (IJNET)
When Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 in February 2020, Sultan Quadri started hearing rumours everywhere. The 19-year-old Nigerian […]
Nigeria: COVID-19 affects farm labourers’ incomes
It’s early Sunday morning, the temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius, and the rainy season has just begun. With a […]
Nigeria: Farmers face difficulties accessing farm inputs due to COVID-19 lockdown
It’s around eight o’clock in the morning and Bello Iliyasu is already riding a motorcycle—not by choice, but because there […]
Nigeria: Farmers dry tomatoes to reduce post-harvest losses
It’s almost eight o’clock on a sunny Monday morning and the temperature is 42 degrees. Kulu Abdullah leaves her house […]
Nigeria: Transporting tomatoes in plastic crates improves shelf life—and farmer income
It’s Friday around six o’clock in the morning and Hajiya Tabawa Hamza has just finished harvesting tomatoes. The middle-aged widow […]