food security Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:33:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png food security Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Nigeria Produces 1.4 Million Tonnes of Palm Oil, Faces Major Supply Gap – FG https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-produces-1-4-million-tonnes-of-palm-oil-faces-major-supply-gap-fg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-produces-1-4-million-tonnes-of-palm-oil-faces-major-supply-gap-fg https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-produces-1-4-million-tonnes-of-palm-oil-faces-major-supply-gap-fg/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:33:55 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=275781 The Federal Government has revealed that Nigeria produces about 1.4 million metric tonnes of palm oil each year, falling short of the country’s domestic demand estimated at over 2.5 million metric tonnes. This was disclosed in Abuja during a national stakeholders’ meeting focused on expanding Nigeria’s palm oil production capacity, organised by the Federal Ministry […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-produces-1-4-million-tonnes-of-palm-oil-faces-major-supply-gap-fg/feed/ 0 Nigeria Spends $10bn on Food Imports Yearly Despite Agricultural Efforts – SAA https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-spends-10bn-on-food-imports-yearly-despite-agricultural-efforts-saa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-spends-10bn-on-food-imports-yearly-despite-agricultural-efforts-saa https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-spends-10bn-on-food-imports-yearly-despite-agricultural-efforts-saa/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=275300   Nigeria continues to spend an estimated $10 billion annually on food imports despite ongoing efforts to boost local agricultural production, the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has revealed. The disclosure was made by Dr. Godwin Atser, country Director of SAA Nigeria, during the organisation’s 2026 Annual Stakeholders Workshop held in Abuja to mark its 40th […]

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