The Lasgidi Farmer Podcast

This event is established of the rationale farmers being blamed for risen prices of food; for either not producing enough and/or manipulating supply and production cost and fixing prices. This has led many to believe farmers are not their friends , and that they should not be given subsidy with the belief that they are using for intended purpose of food production and at affordable price. The misl...

As the COP29 Climate Change Conference was ongoing in previous week, we sat to discuss the present state of the climate, the mitigation and adaptation cause, how far it has been achieved within the stipulated time and how realistic the actualization of the net zero goal was with prevailing realities of changed world leadership, growing hardware and software demands and consumption, and inequalitie...

This is a new podcast series dedicated to farmers , where farmers talk about the realities of farming from their firsthand engagement with the field. This is to share stories of farmers and communicate the real happenings and challenges often going behind the scene with food production and through this clear the misleading narratives -intentional or intentional - about farmers, farming, agricultur...

How does it seem we have all the enabling resources but still fumble on agriculture and have this level of food crisis and even forex problem to negative trade balance failing to massively export value-added agricultural products despite the immense potential. Why do these numbers not reflect? What are the issues and problems (proximate and structural)? Whats ‘the discrepancy? Which way forward? T...

Last year the value of trade between Nigeria and UK reached £7.1bn, almost doubling in the last decade. Nigeria’s exports represent £3.1bn of the £7.1bn and agricultural & food items form 45% of the 31 items that constitute the £3.1bn trade. However, this 45% just make up 0.4% of the £3.1bn value. Mineral fuel, oil & distillates take 77%. This is true as oil exports form bulk of our foreig...

Poultry products provide high quality protein and used to be affordable allowing for easy access of essential protein and minerals important for proper physical, mental growth and development. So when the prices of eggs and chickens are off the roof our food security is challenged with many falling into hunger and malnutrition, worsening human development index. It’s the reason discourse as this i...

Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world at about 60 million MT (forming 21% of global productions). But in spite of this the country is unable to satisfy to a good extent, local demand for cassava products let alone see substantial revenue from cassava value chain. Her production is root-focused and mostly for consumption, where the method of production less productive and the bulk...

One of the prevailing adaptation trends with food insecurity and economic hardship, is people choosing to grow their own foods. More people are now seeking to grow their own foods to meet their family food security and supplement household budget in this time of food inflation. As this unfolds, cucumber, amongst other crops, becomes a crop of importance. The fruit is incredibly easy to grow, and r...

Every year Nigeria imports milk worth about $1.5billion. The nation's meat consumption is expected to grow 4x its current level to 1.3million tons by 2050. A supply deficit and rising demand driven by growing population and middle class thus are creating opportunities in the livestock industry. With this, the nation's livestock value is estimated at ₦30trn and poised to reach ₦50trn by 204...

Agriculture already accounts for bulk of national GDP and employment for Africa and Nigeria. Technology with its efficient multiplier capability, could expand the potentials of the African agriculture and unlock immense possibilities. That is becoming the situation of the sector with significant agritech investment pouring in. (With latest reports) In 2022, the African agritech raised $636million....

Growth in the Fishery and Aquaculture sector has plummeted in the last decade to levels never seen with recurrent input supply chains disruptions and harsh business environment to domestic and global factors.   This skyrocketed operation cost with attending shutdown of farms and impact across the economy -hike in protein cost and malnutrition, unemployment and revenue loss, accompanied by growing...

This discourse was about the role extension can play in ensuring a food secure Nigeria, especially in stemming the nation’s present high food inflation. It features Dr. Badiru Idris, a senior lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, who has been significantly engaged in transforming the farming system and rural economies in different initiat...

This episode seeks solution to Nigeria’s food crisis by detailing the history and dimension of the situation that helps with understanding the causes and how the food crisis came to be, and guide actions. The episode discussed potent solutions that could be pursued to remedy the food problems.

This Episode details a comprehensive guide to Sac-farming. Sack-farming entails growing food in containers. As population rises with attending increase in food demand while cultivable land diminishes to urbanisation and industrialisation, sack-farming is offering an innovative way to sustainably produce food. Requiring little resources and adapting to different spaces ensure the innovation is broa...

The Food and agricultural businesses have been one of the most impacted ventures by and left with lasting effects of ravaging macroeconomic events of the last few years. In Nigeria, at least 50% of poultry farms has shutdown to this. This is similar event in the quick service restaurant sector (QSR) losing more than half of its over ₦250 billion worth. Hence, agribusinesses are increasingly seekin...

This is the first episode of the Lasgidi Farmer Podcast. This episodes entails the journey, experiences and motivational drive of the lasgidi farmer through agriculture and in establishing this podcast. It presents significant instances that steered his career path along agriculture and agricultural communications.

This is an intro to the podcast. It tells about what the podcast seeks to achieve. Facilitates discourses on critical issues in the agri-food sector that give knowledge enhancing insights of the sector, the challenges, potent solutions, and opportunities, which enable public participation, to transform and revolutionalise the sector to sustainably meet food demands, support industries and other se...