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The curious case of how Netherlands’ agricultural productivity trumps Nigeria’s

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The curious case of how Netherlands’ agricultural productivity trumps Nigeria’s

Despite Nigeria's vast agricultural resources (about 70.8 million hectares of arable land),  favourable climatic conditions, a youthful and growing population, and a large market that attracts investors, hunger and poverty remain  a persistent issue.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) one in every ten Nigerians faces hunger, and nearly 60 percent live in some form of multidimensional poverty. Interes