The Cocoa Giant Nigeria Used to Be
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Agriculture
Re: Shockingly high plantain prices in Nigeria
First, I’d like to thank those who have sent comments, suggestions and questions regarding plantain prices in Nigeria. I intend to answer these questions to the best of my abilities over the next few weeks. Meanwhile, so that some of the points raised in the initial article https://daraalegbeleye.com/2024/03/22/why-plantain-a-nigerian-staple-costs-a-fortune/ are adequately clear for a wide audience, I thought
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Why Plantain, a Nigerian staple costs a fortune
Plantain, a versatile fruit that can be consumed at various stages of ripeness and can serve diverse culinary uses is a delicacy in many parts of Nigeria. It tends to be prolific, yielding significant amount of fruit per plant. At any given time, depending on factors such as variety/cultivar, soil conditions and management practices, a single plantain
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Cost of livestock feed is an immediate, critical threat to food security in Nigeria
As of December 2022, a crate of eggs in Lagos, Nigeria sold for about 1 600 Naira depending on factors such as the location, size, type, and quality of eggs. By December 2023, the price had increased by over 50% to up to 3,500 naira. Prices are higher, but availability is also a problem. By
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The global cocoa market is lucrative. Nigeria should not keep missing out on cocoa-related dividends.
Cocoa is one of Nigeria’s major non-oil export commodities contributing significantly to rural development, revenue earnings and overall socioeconomic development. Initially (starting from the 1870s) farmers in southwestern states such as Ondo, Ogun, Osun, and Oyo cultivated cocoa on a relatively small scale. Due in large part to visionary leadership by Obafemi Awolowo, a prominent
Translating Nigeria’s Agricultural Potential into Food Security
Despite Nigeria’s widely acknowledged agricultural potential, the country is a net importer of food. Demand far outstrips local production, so that our major food staples;- cereals, whole grains, milk and dairy, roots, animal products, sugar and sugar crops, vegetable oil and pulses are sourced from different parts of the globe. Of our myriad problems, threats
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