Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Nigeria's average cost of basic food items is expected to surge in the coming months due to farmers exporting their bumper harvest to neighboring countries in exchange for foreign currency. This decision, despite the challenges posed by rising food inflation, puts food security at a threshold. Farmers in northern Nigeria have confirmed bumper harvests of crops like millet, sorghum, beans, and maize, but many are exporting to countries like Niger Republic, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, and Asia and Europe for higher revenue.Many Nigerian farmers are exporting their produce due to attractive prices offered by international buyers, according to the Kano State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria. Middlemen from the southern part of the country purchase grains from farmers in the north and promote local food export to other African countries. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture in Jigawa State is working on strategies to make local sales more attractive to farmers, and the Federal Government is working on policies to encourage local sales, including providing incentives for farmers who sell their produce locally.