Another commodity we will be looking at for export opportunities is cassava. Nigeria is among the largest producers of cassava in the world. As countries are looking inwards to revive their economies and restore livelihoods affected by the pandemic, cassava is one of the crops Nigeria can leverage on. Farmers can ramp up production with huge support from the government.
Currently, our export rate for cassava is about 1.7 million USD annually inspite of being among the top producers of this commodity as against Thailand with an export rate of about 1.9 Billion USD annually.
Cassava is in high demand within and outside the country hence with the support of the government, it will increase our GDP(gross domestic product)
USES OF CASAVA
There are many uses of cassava, apart from being used as food for human consumption, it can also be used for the production of livestock feed.
Cassava is also used as a raw material for the production of certain bakery products
It is also used in the production of starch
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