The power of data to drive
resilient agriculture in nigeria.

70% of Nigeria’s rural population are farmers
70%

of Nigeria’s
rural population
are farmers.

70% of Nigeria’s agriculture workforce is constituted by women
70%

of Nigeria’s agriculture
workforce is constituted
by women.

88% of Nigeria’s farmers are smallholders with
88%

of Nigeria’s farmers
are smallholders with
<2 hectares of land.

40% percent of Nigeria’s produce is lost and wasted due to lack of proper refrigeration and other supply chain bottlenecks. Besides the negative impact on farmer’s income caused by this food loss, farmers also suffer income loss by being forced to sell their produce at low prices at the wrong time due to lack of access to market information.

40%

of Nigeria's produce
is lost and wasted


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39,34US$

billion worth of produce
wasted annually

76,9

million tons of produce
wasted annually


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25%

of smallholders farmers' annual
income is lost due to food spoiled
from lack of cold storage

Benefit 200 - 500
smallholder farmers

Increase of yearly
income by 15%

Decrease of food
loss by 20%

Decrease of GHG
emissions by 50%

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