The Nigerian Agricultural Sector And How A Marketing Board Can Help
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This page is a single-author manifesto proposing the creation of a government-farmer marketing board to stabilize prices and boost production. The author argues that strategic government equity partnerships could make agriculture more profitable than oil and gas, while listing potential export volumes for various commodities.
Prices:
Sesame seeds: dollars1500.0 (North)Soya beans: dollars500.0 (North)Ginger: dollars1000.0 (North)Cotton: dollars1600.0 (North)Hibiscus: dollars2500.0 (North)Groundnuts: dollars1500.0 (North)Gum Arabic: dollars2000.0 (North)Cocoa: dollars5300.0 (Southern Nigeria)Palm oil: dollars1100.0 (Southern Nigeria)Rubber: dollars2000.0 (Southern Nigeria)Cashew: dollars2000.0 (Southern Nigeria)Cassava: dollars100.0 (Others)Yams: dollars500.0 (Others)Maize: dollars200.0 (Others)Millet: dollars300.0 (Others)Rice: dollars400.0 (Others)Beans: dollars1000.0 (Others)
Credibility signals:
citing specific production volumes and export potentialproposing a structural policy solution involving government equity
“The way a marketing board can help is that it will make the government an equity partner with farmers which will make the government to be sponsoring research to help the sector increase production and get the best prices.”
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“There is no doubt that if the government join hands with farmers,m via a marketing board, the board can make more money for the government than oil and gas”
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