Why Are Many Nigerian Farmers Still Struggling Despite The Huge Demand For Food?
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This page is a discussion thread where an author promotes a digital agri-platform while soliciting community input on the root causes of farmer struggles. The conversation evolves from the original poster's focus on funding and payment delays to a broader consensus on insecurity, infrastructure, input costs, and price volatility. A counter-argument is raised by a self-identified pepper farmer in Imo State, claiming that production issues and marketing gaps are the real barriers rather than the financial topics discussed.
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“Insecurity and poor road infrastructure High price of input Price volatility”
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“I guess you are not a real farmer from your writeup,I am a pepper farmer in imo state and my customers has already called me this monday morning to book for 3 bags of hot pepper they will sell on Wednesday with cash ready.the problem is production not marketing.especially in the southeast.”
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