The ESG advantage in agriculture and food security - Businessday NG

Agriculture sits at the heart of Nigeria's economy, employing over a third of the labour force and feeding a population projected to reach 400 million by 2050. Yet the sector faces a triple threat: climate change, resource depletion, and rural poverty. Erratic rainfall, desertification, flooding, and soil degradation are eroding productivity. Post-harvest losses, inefficient value chains, and limited access to finance continue to undermine smallholder farmers who are the backbone of the industry. To feed our nation sustainably, Nigeria mu