Oyeniran Michael
@MikeAgrow

Agribusiness intelligence analyst / Researcher / Entrepreneur / Farmer / Food System / Climate / Policy / Economics / Health.

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Nigeria's N7.55 Trillion Trade Surplus: Why the Headline Is an Oil Story, Not an Agriculture One

Nigeria recorded a ₦7.55 trillion merchandise trade surplus in the first quarter of 2026. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as reported by Nairametrics and other media
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The Strategic Architecture Of FISP Against Fertilizer Underutilization

Nigeria's farms are running on 19.74 kg of fertilizer per hectare. The world averages 184. The recommended level is 400. That is not a gap. That is a chasm. And yet, when food prices rise, the
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We Are Eating Poison - The Truth About Chemicals in Agriculture Nobody Wants to Discuss

Anytime agriculture enters conversation online, one topic always causes war. Chemicals. The moment pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or hormones are mentioned, emotions rise immediately. One side

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The Three-Pillar Agricultural Policy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Let me tell you what Nigeria's government actually said about food at Davos. Not the politics. Just what was said — and what it means if you're farming, investing, or building in this space. VP

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Premature Deindustrialization: The Pain of Africa’s Development

Premium content Beware Most people don’t realize this… The reason much of Africa is still struggling to industrialize is simple — we never really passed through a strong manufacturing stage. And
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How Small-Scale Farms Grow Into Large-Scale Using the “Business Man” Strategy

By MikeAgrow Stop doing everything yourself. Most farms don’t remain small because the farmer is lazy or inexperienced. Many stay small because the farm is being run purely as a production site,
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Cashew is not just a crop

A simple rule of business intelligence Follow where foreign buyers put their money. In Nigerian agriculture, cashew stands out. Every year, buyers from India and Vietnam enter Nigeria during cashew
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Diversification: one strategy that could have saved many farmers

I like fishing out problems. But I don’t stop there — I try to suggest solutions too. Yesterday, I made a post about how I called my father to inform him that cocoa is selling around ₦4,000. He was
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Food Prices Are Falling: What Smart Farmers Do Next

“When Food Prices Drop: The Farmer’s Next Move” “Food Prices Are Down. Strategy Matters More Than Yield.” I’ll use the first one 👇 --- 🧵This post is directed to smart people who want to learn.
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Why Countries Protect Farmers Heavily

And Why Some Nations Export Food While Others Import It There is a truth many people avoid in agriculture conversations: no country that feeds the world leaves its farmers to struggle alone. We
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Food is More Political Than Production

For years, I thought solving food problems was straightforward: “Produce more food, and hunger disappears.” That’s the story we hear everywhere—from classrooms to policy briefings. But after spending
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Food Pricing as Political Control, Not Market Failure

‎ ‎Let’s get something straight: ‎When food prices go up in Nigeria, it’s never just “market forces doing their thing.” ‎It’s politics. Plain and messy politics. ‎People don’t wanna hear that,
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