Food Waste Crisis: Nigeria Loses Half of Its Produce While Millions Face Hunger
July 7, 2025 In a troubling paradox, Nigeria is losing nearly half of its fresh farm produce annually—worth over ₦3.5 trillion ($2.4 billion)—to post-harvest wastage, even as millions of citizens grapple with food insecurity and rising hunger levels. Agricultural experts and food security advocates have raised the alarm over what they describe as a “systemic