Cocoyam, which is a traditional staple, tuber food in the country and regarded as ‘poor man’s food’ in many rural communities, is about to become a cash crop and create wealth for many local farmers, as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says it has discovered that the tuber can be used as an alternative to sorghum in factories producing beer and other beverages.

The President of MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs, who stated this through the Association’s Director, Corporate Communications, MAN, Mr. Ambrose Oruche, noted that this discovery came out of the collaborations that the body had with indigenous researchers while on the quest to increase local sourcing of raw materials.

He said the recent experience of manufacturers with foreign exchange scarcity had made it necessary to collaborate with the Research and Development institutions in search of local raw materials.

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Just about when I was searching to Know the profitability of cocoyam... please, I would love to know the ready market because I am venturing into this farm business this year . I have got loads of it in large quantity for planting. Can you be of help?

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