DatNiggaDaz:
oversized population ? Is that what they told you from the Ronu WhatsApp group to chant ön Nairaland

You are now insultimg sane Nigerians of been unproductive . You should drop the Ronu idealogy for you to understand that supporting a drug sniffing certificate forger without history is the real Definition of being unpatriotic after chanting sai darling daddy of the inglorious Ruga maladministration

what are you even trying to say? I'm from Edo.

Coronavirus1:

And yam is so expensive here in Nigeria Audio numbers. 🇳🇬

if the masses can’t feel
The impact of this glorious global feat achieved…then is as useless as conducting elections and taking of oaths of offices with different self styled holy books yet decades in decades out the endemic problems persisted now they paraphrase campaign promises and people still go along ..the information here was brought up by an employee working..and even him knows he’s proliferating falsehood but it has to be done ..IT’s politics until the people take it personal and look beyond their nose the status quo will be constant..remember to ignore crime is crime itself but ironically when our law enforcement agencies went for training this ethic was surreptitiously omitted!

Depriest2020:
So na only Africa dey farm yam?

Only West Africa sef. Nearly all are west african countries.

Colombia and Papau New Guinea is not Africa

Depriest2020:
So na only Africa dey farm yam?

How come yam is damn expensive in Nigeria

Yet we are not among the top 10 exporters in the world

JuanDeDios:

Yes. But wait fes till China starts growing yams. I heard they're already growing cocoa.

China is the highest exporter of yam in the world with a revenue of $23 million

kenny714433:
The word Yam originated from West Africa. So if the word originated here, I'm sure the crop itself is native to West Africa/Nigeria.

These are things we should be exporting. I'm sure if processed into yam chips and other valuable product, it will be extremely beneficial.

We don't even have working food scientists in the country. Those who studied food science are selling bags/clothes on WhatsApp status. How sad.

Yam is actually exported on daily basis from Africa to western nations. It's actually a profitable business private individuals and firms do once they establish a distribution network. A tuber of yam can sell for as little as $10 in African stores in the US, which is more expensive compared to its actual cost in Nigeria.

DatNiggaDaz:
Ok.

Oya rush go market go buy yam as the highest producer na

This kind of Information go make Tinubulators continue lamentations

It is very expensive because naira has been severely devalued compounded by the fact that people wages have been kept deliberately at the same level for long.

So how they want take buy am? It's impossible

kenny714433:
The word Yam originated from West Africa. So if the word originated here, I'm sure the crop itself is native to West Africa/Nigeria.

These are things we should be exporting. I'm sure if processed into yam chips and other valuable product, it will be extremely beneficial.

We don't even have working food scientists in the country. Those who studied food science are selling bags/clothes on WhatsApp status. How sad.

Wisdom

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Depriest2020:
So na only Africa dey farm yam?

Papua New Guinea is oceania and not Africa.

Depriest2020:
So na only Africa dey farm yam?

Nigeria is capable of supplying yam to the whole world but the Fulani janjaweedds can't allow

yashau:


StatiSense

Fact: 😄😆🤣😂👍

Depriest2020:
So na only Africa dey farm yam?

No, Haiti, Colombia and Brazil produce yams too. West African countries are the main producers, with Nigeria in number one position.

Offpoint1:
We are they highest producers, then why is a sick looking tuber of yam N2000 in Lagos and N4000 in SS/SE?

you don't want to San owo olu or San owo Eko... That's transporstion fee now...

pacespot:


Fact: 😄😆🤣😂👍

the whole yam produced in Benue only can feed the whole of Africa... But it is a pity 75% are exported

It is not a new thing , we shud even be producing more 100mill by now , as far back as when they started keeping this yam production statistics Nigeria have always been the biggest producer

Depriest2020:
So na only Africa dey farm yam?

You no dey see well abi you no see Colombia?

I need someone who can export yam to Europe. Let's do business.

yashau:


StatiSense

yashau:


StatiSense

Yet yam is very expensive in Nigeria

Nice, majority of the countries are in West Africa.

yashau:


StatiSense

So, how many Nigerians can conveniently afford yam? Let's not be like a carpenter that makes doors for other people but can't fix the door of his house.

Feldie:
Ghana and Benin Republic produce more yam per capita than Nigeria. You don't know the main problem of Nigeria is oversized population of mainly talkative, unproductive, unpatriotic people?

....and mutual destroyers in form of Fulani herdsmen.

Yam is native to Africa Ironically, it is more expensive than Irish potatoes per kgYam is native to Africa Ironically, it is more expensive than Irish potatoes per kg...

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sprints1:
the whole yam produced in Benue only can feed the whole of Africa... But it is a pity 75% are exported

be lying small small sir. God with you.

Harrynight:



Why is the price of Yam rising on a daily like dollar exchange rate?

very intelligent and thoughtful of you. If yam barely exists beyond Nigeria and west Africa why is it rising in cost linearly with other crops and grains generally.

Paraman:
Nigeria is always leading in the production of yam

Clap for your self
Only food na him you and your Nigerian sabi

PoliteActivist:

*Politeness*
Deceptive statistics.
Various regions have different types of yams. See below. The list provided here is for tropical yam. Which is why ALL the countries on the list are tropical countries

Ok. This explains a lot.

yashau:


StatiSense

Yet people are hungry, what's wrong with us as a country?

sprints1:
the whole yam produced in Benue only can feed the whole of Africa... But it is a pity 75% are exported

But why are they not putting the same effort in producing potatoes as they are of higher economic value in advanced countries like USA, Europe, etc than yam?