Millions of smallholder farmers in Nigeria are trapped in a cycle of debt as falling food prices squeeze their profits, making it harder for them to repay loans taken during the 2025 planting season.
Farmers’ profits are harmed by rising input costs following a severe crash in food prices, thus
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
