Summary

In this conversation, Toheeb Azeez (host) and Adekanmi Adesuyi (Sam, the Guest) discuss the evolving economic landscape between Nigeria and Canada, emphasizing the importance of global engagement, agricultural practices, and the need for youth involvement in farming. The dialogue explores the challenges faced by Nigeria's economy, the lessons that can be learned from Canada's economic and agricultural successes, and the potential for strengthening trade relations between the two countries. The dialogue highlights the significance of innovative practices and infrastructure investment in addressing food security and economic growth. Also discussed were the potential for trade and collaboration between Nigeria and Canada, emphasizing the need for Nigeria to achieve food self-sufficiency and local production before focusing on exports and partnerships. The conversation highlighted the importance of energy collaboration, technological exchange, and the role of the private sector in driving agricultural growth. Sam stressed the necessity of consistent agricultural policies and innovation to improve productivity and create a sustainable economy. He advocates for a strong public-private partnership to harness Nigeria's resources effectively and build a robust agricultural sector.

Background

This conversation explored the Canadian and Nigerian Agrifood Markets and opportunities for collaborations.

The conversation is timely as Nigeria begins to engage globally, opening a historic sovereign pavilion, the Nigerian House Davos at the World Economic Forum 2026, where it seeks investments and partnerships but one founded on respect and mutual benefits.

Canada appears a suitable candidate professing such ethos seeking new partnerships, with trade hostilities from the United States.

Nigeria and Canada have much in common, endowed with resources, powerhouses for oil and agricultural productions and exports powering the world economy, beautiful, multicultural and strategically positioned attracting visits and investments.These features also make them ground of geopolitical concern and influence and susceptible to global economic disruptions.The geopolitical conflicts, trade war, energy insecurity, and domestic issues -political instability and rising nationalism, inflation, interest rates and infrastructure gap are impacting production landscape and affecting food systems, output and demand. This conversation looked at factors shaping events in respective countries and their effects, what can be learnt and adopted, to build resilience, and also cement and boost trade between both countries that already conduct bilateral trade, one valued at $3.5 billion.

Sound Bites

"We need to build ourselves."

"We can build unimaginable things in Nigeria."

"We have to have what we want to give -negotiating from a place of value is better."

"No one is coming to save us. Only Africa will develop Africa."

"Government must find a way to make private sector work."

"In other climes governments depend on businesses, but here businesses depend on governments."

Keywords

Nigeria, Canada, agriculture, economy, trade, food security, youth engagement, economic growth, global relations, agricultural practices, Nigeria, Canada, agriculture, trade, energy, technology, food self-sufficiency, innovation, private sector, collaboration.

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