How Nigeria's other sachetification is underdeveloping agriculture

    Oyinkan Teriba | YSOT | Jul 13, 2026    
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The sachet is Nigeria's most candid economic document. Long before statisticians confirm that incomes have fallen, the shelf has already adjusted: milk by the sachet, detergent by the sachet, seasoning by the sachet, a nation's consumption divided into whatever the day's cash can carry. That story is familiar. 

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