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By Jennete Ugo Anya<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The federal government, working with farmers, state governments, research institutions, exporters and private investors, has launched a 10-year Nigeria Coffee Revival Initiative (NCRI) to restore the country’s declining coffee industry. Unveiled at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, Oyo State, the initiative covers 14 coffee-producing states and seeks to rebuild production, processing, marketing and export capacity through policy reforms, improved seedlings, farmer support, value addition and private-sector investment. The programme is positioned as part of Nigeria’s broader economic diversification and non-oil export strategy.<\/p>\n

DECISION HIGHLIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The initiative seeks to transform coffee from a marginal agricultural commodity into an integrated export-oriented value chain by introducing a national policy framework, expanding domestic processing, strengthening farmer productivity and reducing dependence on imported coffee inputs.<\/p>\n

DECISION MEMO<\/strong><\/p>\n

The coffee revival plan represents more than an agricultural intervention. It is effectively an import-substitution, export-development and rural industrialisation strategy.<\/p>\n

Despite possessing suitable agro-climatic conditions and a history of commercial coffee production, Nigeria has remained largely absent from the global coffee economy. Stakeholders attribute this decline to ageing plantations, weak extension services, limited financing, fragmented markets and the absence of a dedicated national coffee policy.<\/p>\n

Representing the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Engr. Adetunji, Oyo State Coordinator of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), framed the initiative as a strategic economic intervention.<\/p>\n

According to Kyari, “Revitalising Nigeria’s coffee industry is a strategic imperative for sustainable economic growth, export development and climate resilience.”<\/p>\n

The emphasis on local roasting, processing and branding signals a shift from commodity exports towards value retention within the domestic economy.<\/p>\n

The initiative also highlights a structural contradiction within Nigeria’s food and beverage industry. While domestic processors continue to import green coffee for manufacturing, local production remains commercially underdeveloped. This disconnect has created a persistent negative coffee trade balance and limited participation by Nigerian farmers in a rapidly expanding global market.<\/p>\n

Comrade Adeola Adegoke, Global President of the Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (CCFAA) and National Coordinator of NCRI, described the challenge as institutional rather than agronomic.<\/p>\n

“Nigeria’s coffee farmers have faced aged tree stock, absent extension services, volatile pricing, and lack of structured market access,” Adegoke said.<\/p>\n

His observation points to a broader governance issue. Unlike major coffee-producing countries, Nigeria lacks a dedicated sector policy, coordinated investment incentives and structured market development mechanisms.<\/p>\n

The involvement of CRIN, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and state governments suggests an attempt to build a complete ecosystem rather than pursue isolated production targets.<\/p>\n

The strategy’s long-term success will likely depend less on increasing acreage and more on establishing efficient value chains, processing infrastructure, traceability systems and export competitiveness.<\/p>\n

DATA BOX<\/strong><\/p>\n