Imo Woman With Giant Cassava Tuber She Harvested From Her Farm (Photo)
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page 0 · 28 posts · 25 participants
· news_repost
This page is a repost of a news article featuring a photo of a giant cassava tuber, sparking a thread dominated by political banter, ethnic stereotyping, and jokes rather than agricultural research. While a few users briefly discuss the economics of farming inputs and the threat of herdsmen, the majority of the content consists of off-topic political commentary and mockery of the original subject.
Pain points:
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“Nigeria is a fertile land of increase. If not for the killer herdsmen disrupting farming across the nation, we would be self sufficient.”
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“I still wonder why farm products especially grains and garri are pretty much expensive on Nigeria.”
“The particular land the cassava was harvested should be protected from herdsmen and Buhari.”
Unclassified: Political banter, ethnic stereotyping, and jokes about the size of the cassava tuber.
page 1 · 30 posts · 27 participants
· news_repost
This page is a repost of a news story about a giant cassava tuber from Imo State, sparking a thread of reactions, skepticism, and banter rather than agricultural discussion. The conversation quickly devolves into off-topic political debates regarding the south-east region, religious commentary on sin and hunger, and general jokes about the image's authenticity.
“Sometimes God shows us a glimpse of how the earth would have been without sin. Just imagine all the cassava you planted coming out as big as this; will we cry for hunger NO SIN HAS DESTROYED THE EARTH”
“In a sane country, they will investigate why the cassava is exceptionally large. If it has any genetic attribute, the gene will be identified, isolated and engineered to improve production.”
Unclassified: Political debate regarding the future of the south-east region and land arability; religious commentary linking food scarcity to sin; skepticism about the authenticity of the giant tuber image.
page 2 · 31 posts · 29 participants
· discussion_qa
This page is a viral reaction thread to a photo of a woman harvesting a giant cassava tuber in Imo State. The discussion is dominated by skepticism regarding the photo's authenticity, with users debating whether it is real or photoshopped. Secondary themes include political commentary on local governors, general agricultural banter about farming inputs, and isolated mentions of transport costs.
Pain points:
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Prices:
cassava: NGN165.0 (Imo)garri: NGN1.0 (Imo)
“Transport...fuel is N165”
“That single cassava can fetch up to one bag of garri. That's massive.”
“Is this cassava or the photoshopped version?”
Unclassified: The thread contains significant political banter regarding the governor of Orlu and general social commentary about youth behavior and gender roles, which falls outside standard agricultural production or market themes.
page 3 · 32 posts · 29 participants
· discussion_qa
This page is a viral discussion thread centered on a photo of a woman from Imo State holding an unusually large cassava tuber. The conversation quickly devolves from curiosity about the crop's size into heated political debates regarding ethnic relations, specifically the conflict between Igbo farmers and Fulani herdsmen, and broader criticisms of Nigerian agriculture and security.
Pain points:
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Credibility signals:
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“Maurading Fulani Islamic terrorists disguising as herdsmen who go about ransacking farmers' lands in predominantly agrarian communities.”
“Igbos should steer clear of agriculture because it will make them poorer, worse still, in the world's poverty capital.”
“We dont go murdering people in Lagos, Fulanis are”
Unclassified: The thread features significant banter and skepticism regarding the authenticity of the photo (e.g., 'This one na statue nah', 'photoshoot'), which does not fit standard agricultural themes.
page 4 · 31 posts · 29 participants
· discussion_qa
This thread is a reaction page to a viral photo of a giant cassava/yam tuber, where users debate the crop type, discuss the high costs of farming inputs and land in the East, and express skepticism about agricultural profitability due to poor soil and insecurity.
Pain points:
feed_too_expensivetransport_costno_buyersinput_adulterationherdsmen_invasionno_crediterratic_rainfall
Prices:
giant tuber: NGN500000.0 (Nigeria)giant tuber: NGN10000000.0 (Nigeria)
“The east is the hardest place to be a farmer.”
“We Imolites home and abroad we give Big Big Big Thanks & Glory to our Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ - His Prophet.”
“If not for ESN, Fulani herdsmen would have uprooted and fed their cows with those cassavas and possibly raped the woman to death.”
“My brother, if this has been the size of each harvested cassava in Nigeria farmlands, the prices of food made of cassava would have crashed. Lots for all to eat.”
page 5 · 15 posts · 10 participants
· off_topic
This page is a thread discussing a viral photo of a giant cassava tuber but has devolved into political banter and regional insults rather than agricultural discussion. The page is dominated by political arguments about the North and South, with only a small section at the bottom containing a seedling advertisement and a separate, unrelated transaction dispute between users.
Prices:
Palm tress: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Orange: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Mango: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Ogbono: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Guava: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Plantains suckers: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Cashew: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Pawpaw: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Kola nut: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Bitter kola: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Coco: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Coconut: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Moringa: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Pears: NGN0.0 (Benue state)Avacodo: NGN0.0 (Benue state)
“if the north is not parasitic then why are they holding kanu?”
“Cassava Or tree.....obouyeh....this na guiness world record cassava oo .”
“Smiles, your hatred for us is choking but that's the only thing you can do. Hate us and be senseless about it.”
“Na their governor no ginger them. Nobody go dey wait for northbto bring food. My two weeks leave is going into farming”
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“Another confirm shameless beggar.”