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Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by onila(f): 4:04pm On Jun 10, 2013
when we had a good agriculture industry

its sad when the oil came everything disappeared

oil made us lazy and forget our other nice resources
they left it and faced the oil wells in South, that is why ONE NIGERIA is a do or die affairs .


[img]http://nationalmirroronline.net/thumbnail.php?file=/kano_529120195.jpg&size=article_large[/img]

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by onila(f): 4:07pm On Jun 10, 2013
the great pyramids of kano.....i was never opportuned to see them though much stories were told about them.

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by onila(f): 4:19pm On Jun 10, 2013
funny why we cant have both the pyramids and the oil...seems we've lost direction for a very long time smf

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Rossikk(m): 4:28pm On Jun 10, 2013
Firstly, even without 'pyramids' Nigeria is fourth in global peanut production, after China, India and the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut

Second, stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.

Instead of loading up raw peanuts in pyramids for export, create industries close to this source that manufacture stuff from peanuts:

''Paint, varnish, lubricating oil, leather dressings, furniture polish, insecticides, and nitroglycerin are made from peanut oil. Soap is made from saponified oil, and many cosmetics contain peanut oil and its derivatives.''

This is what we should be doing with our raw materials. Adding value.

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Wendyslim(f): 4:37pm On Jun 10, 2013
I dey come back .
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 4:38pm On Jun 10, 2013
Wow! Cnt believe this picture is still existing ... U see dat man wey dey snap picture, na my father b dat... Mehn! Those days

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Vonwolf(m): 4:38pm On Jun 10, 2013
This is hang hang over
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by onila(f): 4:39pm On Jun 10, 2013
Nawtipet: Wow! Cnt believe this picture is still existing ... U see dat man wey dey snap picture, na my father b dat... Mehn! Those days
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 4:39pm On Jun 10, 2013
Rossikk: Stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.
*Carries Newspaper to read*, *yawns*...* falls asleep*
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by kenny1911: 4:40pm On Jun 10, 2013
Haters of GEJ, we should blame the president.
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by MrAboki: 4:40pm On Jun 10, 2013
See groundnut pyramids in 2013:

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 4:40pm On Jun 10, 2013
onila:
.hey! I didnt see "do not lie" on the rules... :-/
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by onila(f): 4:41pm On Jun 10, 2013
Mr Aboki: See groundnut pyramids in 2013:

grin grin
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by SLIDEwaxie(m): 4:43pm On Jun 10, 2013
Onila disappointed me today! She created a sensible post!

Anyway, thanks for this.

I alwys say d oil is a curse.
Jes like KINGwax will say: it is the curse of the red rose.

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 4:44pm On Jun 10, 2013
Rossikk: Stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.
blah blah blah....
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 4:45pm On Jun 10, 2013
now everybody want oil money
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by ACM10: 4:45pm On Jun 10, 2013
All those bags of groundnut put together is not up to the price of hundred barrels of crude oil.
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 4:46pm On Jun 10, 2013
wow amusing the pyramids is quite magnificence but if i should comment i am sure that most nairalander were not born while groundnut pyramids were one of gvt source of revenue in this country. my fellow country men please let us go back to farm there are still untapped mineral resources.

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by omenka(m): 4:47pm On Jun 10, 2013
Rossikk: Stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.

And stop being unnecesarily antagonistic. You say value addition; agreed. But you can only add value when the raw material is available. So, where r the raw materials (in this case, groundnuts) to which value could be added. There's no gainsaying that our agricultural sector has witnessed a huge decline in output over the years since the discovery of that black divisive matter that seems to have become a curse upon this nation!

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by theripper3: 4:51pm On Jun 10, 2013
We talking Oil Money (Arab Money), u talking nonsense.
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by jibbzion(m): 4:51pm On Jun 10, 2013
**speechless**. God bless Nigeria, God bless my country. I talked so fast you didn't see my mouth move.
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Rossikk(m): 4:52pm On Jun 10, 2013
omenka:

And stop being unnecesarily antagonistic. You say value addition; agreed. But you can only add value when the raw material is available. So, where r the raw materials (in this case, groundnuts) to which value could be added? There's no gainsaying that our agricultural sector has witnessed a huge decline in output over the years since the discovery of that black divisive matter that seems to have become a curse upon this nation!

The problem is you people do not follow developments in Nigeria. You think you know the country but you don't. Nigeria is fourth in global peanut production, after China, India and the United States, even without 'pyramids'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut

http://www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/psdreport.aspx?hidReportRetrievalName=BVS&hidReportRetrievalID=918&hidReportRetrievalTemplateID=1#ancor


I reckon we probably have more sophisticated methods of storing our grain these days. I don't see China or USA flaunting ''groundnut pyramids'' even though they're the world's biggest producers.

This is the same Nigeria you say agriculture has ''collapsed'', with some peabrain posting market women selling in trays above as representing our groundnut exports. That's the ignorance caused by laziness to research or go out there and see what is really happening, rather than sitting in your beer parlour thinking you know what you really don't know.

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by tpia5: 4:57pm On Jun 10, 2013
the_ripper3: We talking Oil Money (Arab Money), u talking nonsense.

Groundnuts are very important although i have no idea why the thread was opened.
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by izzo22: 4:58pm On Jun 10, 2013
After they will say GEJ and his family don finish the groundnut grin[color=#006600][/color]
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by funshint(m): 4:58pm On Jun 10, 2013
Rossikk: Firstly, even without 'pyramids' Nigeria is fourth in global peanut production, after China, India and the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut

Second, stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.

Instead of loading up raw peanuts in pyramids for export, create industries close to this source that manufacture stuff from peanuts:

''Paint, varnish, lubricating oil, leather dressings, furniture polish, insecticides, and nitroglycerin are made from peanut oil. Soap is made from saponified oil, and many cosmetics contain peanut oil and its derivatives.''


so u mean u'll go and fry epa, package it and sell it to them in USA?! undecided when they already have countless number of firms doing it there already. u go sell o!!! grin
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by PAGAN9JA(m): 5:00pm On Jun 10, 2013
Isnt this Dangotes Grandfathers business

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 5:01pm On Jun 10, 2013
the_ripper3: We talking Oil Money (Arab Money), u talking nonsense.

Kindly tell us how ordinary Nigerians have benefitted from the oil wealth.stop dreaming dude cuz those money end up in the pockets of the thieving politicians while Nigerians suffer !

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 5:01pm On Jun 10, 2013
This page presents the rank of the country amongst all other countries, for each agricultural commodity, for any given year. As such it can be used not just to see where a countries standing is today but can show changes over time.

When applicable International commodity prices are used, to calculate the total value of each commodity produced by each country and subsequently used in the ranking of commodities and countries. They are applied in order to avoid the use of exchange rates for obtaining continental and world aggregates, and also to improve and facilitate international comparative analysis of productivity at the national level.


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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Rossikk(m): 5:04pm On Jun 10, 2013
funshint:
so u mean u'll go and fry epa, package it and sell it to them in USA?! undecided when they already have countless number of firms doing it there already. u go sell o!!! grin

Who said anything about frying epa? Value addition to peanuts is not limited to frying them for eating. You can manufacture paint, chemicals, fertilizer, insecticide etc, from peanut oil. And the USA are not the only buyers in the world.
Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by AkinDavid2: 5:06pm On Jun 10, 2013
As a Nation we need to stop dwelling on past glory and keep moving..Groundnut Pyramids are for the 60's and 70's but now it is all High Tech and Human capacity development. Agriculture can only be better when this is infused. @OP can you glory in your old-man's boot cut of the 60's.. grin grin

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by Nobody: 5:11pm On Jun 10, 2013
Rossikk: Firstly, even without 'pyramids' Nigeria is fourth in global peanut production, after China, India and the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut

Second, stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.

Instead of loading up raw peanuts in pyramids for export, create industries close to this source that manufacture stuff from peanuts:

''Paint, varnish, lubricating oil, leather dressings, furniture polish, insecticides, and nitroglycerin are made from peanut oil. Soap is made from saponified oil, and many cosmetics contain peanut oil and its derivatives.''




Rossik: Lost in Translation...

You know what I mean. You seem too original for the fakes here, these people only argue coz they bored not really because they have real intellectual or mental "value" to add to anything. Well, let the debate about oil and blah blah begins.

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Re: Groundnut Pyramids In Kano In The 1960's by digitalman: 5:12pm On Jun 10, 2013
Rossikk: Firstly, even without 'pyramids' Nigeria is fourth in global peanut production, after China, India and the United States.

Second, stop this unnecessary nostalgia. Nations are moving beyond dependence on exporting raw commodities and cash crops. The emphasis now is on value-addition. You add value to your raw materials by innovation and manufacturing, and yield far higher returns when you sell the products at home and abroad, helping to boost local incomes, economic activity, and employment.

Mr Man u are criticizing but you are quite incoherent. take your pills dude.

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