Nigeria’s push to reduce food inflation and strengthen local feed production has put U.S.-Nigeria agricultural trade back on track.
As the feed mill industry struggles with rising input costs and processors scale up capacity, the U.S. Soybean Export Council, USSEC, is working with Nigerian stakeholders to improve efficiency, nutrition, and competitiveness.
One of the efforts was a recent ‘Nigeria: Now’ summit with the theme ‘Bridging Markets, Building Future’, organised by USSEC in Lagos, designed to deepen technical collaboration, precision nutrition, and trade partnerships that can help Nigerian agribusinesses cut costs, boost soy yields, and expand into export markets. Soybeans are a major feed source for animal and livestock agriculture.
The summit, which brought together over 150 agricultural leaders from across Nigeria, addressed the country’s protein deficit and how to enhance the food and feed industry’s production capabilities. The conference initiative centred on building sustainable long-term trade partnerships and improving protein security, which remains a vital issue for Nigeria.
It is said that Nigeria’s protein consumption per capita sits at roughly 45.4 grammes per day, which falls significantly below the UN FAO-recommended minimum of 60 grammes per day. The ‘Nigeria: Now’ conference highlighted how consistency in quality and sustainability of US soy can enhance animal performance, improve feed conversion ratios, and foster the development of the livestock and aquaculture sectors in Nigeria.
