Joseph O Akahome (OJ) is a writer, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from the University of Benin. He is an avid agriculturist, with a bias for poultry and an insatiable appetite for chicken wings. When he is neither reading nor researching, he likes to spend recreational time playing board games, or swimming in serene forested lakes.
Wheat prices are set for their worst quarterly performance in 14 years, dropping about 11% over the past three months, mainly due to abundant harvests in the Northern Hemisphere, despite tensions in the Black Sea region.
Erratic rainfall in Northeast Nigeria has led to significant losses for farmers, particularly in states like Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, and Adamawa, where heavy investments in agriculture were made this season
Bandits activities in rural areas of Nigeria's Zamfara State has led to a surge in food prices as dealers avoid purchasing foodstuffs from affected areas, causing shortages in urban areas.
Farmers in Punjab blocked railway tracks for three days, demanding a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and other concessions, causing disruptions to train services.
