Nigeria Is World’s Largest Producer Of Yam In FAO Ranking ― FG
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page 0 · 30 posts · 28 participants
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This page is a reaction thread to a news article claiming Nigeria is the world's largest yam producer. The discussion is dominated by political banter regarding the Buhari administration, skepticism about the FAO ranking, and debates on whether the country should focus on yam or rice production. While there are mentions of importation issues and regional production hubs, the thread lacks specific agricultural technical details, price lists, or active coordination efforts.
Pain points:
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“We are the largest producer of yam simply because we were not stupid enough to start importing yam.”
“And yet we import poundo yams into d country.”
“I want to know our position in poverty production.”
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Unclassified: The thread contains significant political discourse and skepticism about government performance that does not fit strictly into agricultural themes, as well as an off-topic advertisement for website services.
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This page is a news repost discussing Nigeria's ranking as the world's largest yam producer, sparking a debate about food security, government competence, and the country's paradox of being a top producer while importing other goods. The discussion quickly devolves into general political banter, regional pride, and unrelated advertisements, with very little specific agricultural technical content.
Prices:
yam: NGN500.0 (Benue)yam: NGN300.0 (Benue)yam: NGN500.0 (Niger State)pants: NGN1500.0 (Lagos)
“While we still dey hungry.....”
“Unfortunately, as abundant and high yielding as our yam is, it's still seasonal which accounts for its price fluctuation.”
“Sometimes the world's largest producer is also the world's largest importer.”
Unclassified: Political criticism of the government and President Buhari; general banter about other crops like rice and wheat; unrelated advertisement for clothing and accessories.
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This thread is a heated political and agricultural debate triggered by a news report claiming Nigeria is the world's largest yam producer. Users discuss the validity of the claim, arguing that high production volume does not equate to comparative advantage due to poor value chains, storage losses, and logistics. The conversation frequently drifts into broader discussions about Nigerian rice production, government corruption, and the economic impact of import duties.
Pain points:
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Prices:
yam: NGN1200.0 (Lagos)yam: NGN1100.0 (Lagos)yam: NGN800.0 (Lagos (wholesale))yam: NGN500.0 (Benue)yam: NGN1800.0 (Lagos (retail))rice: NGN8000.0 (Cotonou)rice: NGN14000.0 (Nigeria (Lake rice))
Credibility signals:
Location specificity (e.g., 'I live in Lagos', 'Niger state produce more yam than Benue')Personal experience with pricing ('I buy a big tuber', 'I have been buying local rice since I schooled in Maiduguri')Specific regional knowledge ('Niger state produce more yam than Benue')
“Nigeria has better comparative for rice than Thailand and Malaysia. We can grow rice 3 times a year. We have more arable land than China even though China is a much bigger country.”
“It is NOT a 'comparative advantage' when the value chain from farm to table is WOEFUL...”
“People selling it to u bought it at a very cheap price 4rm benue and sell at high price. 1800 will give u two full basins of yams.”
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This page is a repost of a news article claiming Nigeria is the world's largest yam producer, sparking a short, heated debate among three users who dismiss the claim as propaganda and factual error.
“I'm sure lieing Mohamed is your father. Nigeria with a total land mass of about +-992 square km has more arable land than China that has 1.4million square kilometres of arable land? Continue your deceit and propaganda”
“Lies We can grow rice and wheat comparatively”
Unclassified: general_debate