Nigeria may be heading toward a severe food crisis in 2026 as farmers across the country, particularly in the North-Central and North-West regions, warn that escalating production costs, insecurity, and massive post-harvest losses are forcing many of them to consider abandoning agriculture altogether.
From Niger to Nasarawa, Kogi, and Kaduna states, small and medium-scale farmers, in separate interviews with Nairametrics, lamented that despite recent government directives aimed at reducing food prices, the soaring costs of key inputs such as fertiliser, fuel, and labour have made farming increasingly unprofitable.
Several farmers warned that unless urgent measures are taken to address their challenges, many of them may be forced to abandon farming altogether.