Post by Trade Coach on Jan 12, 2022 9:02:03 GMT 1
The Reason Why Nigeria’s Ginger Output Is Low and What the Government Needs to Do Fast
The cultivation of ginger in Nigeria started in 1927 around the areas of Kwoi, Kubacha, Kafanchan and Kagarko in Southern Kaduna state; also in some neighboring parts of Plateau State. But currently it is produced in six states: Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa, Gombe, Niger, Bauchi. Expectedly, Kaduna state is the largest producer of ginger in Nigeria accounting for about 50% of the total national output.
Nigeria currently ranks as the third largest exporter of ginger in the world after China and India. According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Nigeria’s ginger production in 2005 was estimated to be 110,000 metric tons, but in 2012 it increased to 156,000 metric tons; this accounts for seven per cent of the world’s production and making the country the 4th largest producer globally.
Surprisingly, 23% of Nigeria’s GGDP comes from ginger exports. In the year 2016, Nigeria was the third-highest exporter of ginger in the world, beaten only by China and India. In 2017, Nigeria had a world production share of 11.5%, translating to about 349.9 metric tonnes of ginger. During the period between 2009 and 2010, the export value of ginger from Nigeria increased almost 4 times within the year.
Nigeria consumes only about 10 per cent of it production annually and exports the balance of about 90 per cent to China, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, France, and other countries.
Despite all these, Nigerian ginger farmers have been in difficult times as the cultivation of the commodity is concerned. The farmers are complaining of a lot of problems facing them in the business making it impossible to maximize their potentials.
In one of the complaints, the farmers complained that the marketers dealing directly with the foreign companies are milking them. They complained that the marketers buy at low price of between N7,000 and N10,000 per bag from them and resell to other companies and international markets at N50,000 and above. The small scale farmers are finding it extremely difficult to make profit from the business.
They are begging the government to intervene by allowing the international buyers and companies to buy directly from the farmers and not the middle men.
These days the average ginger farm size in Nigeria is 0.5 hectares of farm land, though it is trying to go up to 1.0 hectares of farmland. This is because ginger farmers in Nigeria are small holder farmers operating on less than 5 hectares of farmland.
The land tenure system in these ginger producing areas is actually making it difficult for the country to enjoy major economic advantage of ginger production.
Nigeria can easily become a world champion in the production of ginger with all the available natural and human resources, but why is it that successive governments have refused or failed to take advantage of these resources?
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Look at the statistics, the average yield of ginger rhizome in India is between 7 to 12 tonnes per hectare and the recovery rate of dried ginger is from 16 – 25 per cent, while in China it is about 15.4 – 21.7 metric tonnes in dry yield.
But in major farms in Southern Kaduna where we have the bulk of ginger coming from, the average yield is between 2.5 – 5.0 metric tonnes per hectare. This is an anomaly compared with what is obtainable in other countries.
It is very easy for the government to know what to do in order for the country to greatly increase the yield per hectare thereby increasing the quantity of the product produced in the country.
The government can increase the availability of arable land and get the farmers trained to use modern equipment and techniques. You can imagine what will happen in Nigeria if with concerted effort the government increases production of ginger by 50%; there will be a great surge in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. And the nation’s GDP will be better for it.
Our company is one of the best companies in agro export business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do export business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now.
The cultivation of ginger in Nigeria started in 1927 around the areas of Kwoi, Kubacha, Kafanchan and Kagarko in Southern Kaduna state; also in some neighboring parts of Plateau State. But currently it is produced in six states: Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa, Gombe, Niger, Bauchi. Expectedly, Kaduna state is the largest producer of ginger in Nigeria accounting for about 50% of the total national output.
Nigeria currently ranks as the third largest exporter of ginger in the world after China and India. According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Nigeria’s ginger production in 2005 was estimated to be 110,000 metric tons, but in 2012 it increased to 156,000 metric tons; this accounts for seven per cent of the world’s production and making the country the 4th largest producer globally.
Surprisingly, 23% of Nigeria’s GGDP comes from ginger exports. In the year 2016, Nigeria was the third-highest exporter of ginger in the world, beaten only by China and India. In 2017, Nigeria had a world production share of 11.5%, translating to about 349.9 metric tonnes of ginger. During the period between 2009 and 2010, the export value of ginger from Nigeria increased almost 4 times within the year.
Nigeria consumes only about 10 per cent of it production annually and exports the balance of about 90 per cent to China, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, France, and other countries.
Despite all these, Nigerian ginger farmers have been in difficult times as the cultivation of the commodity is concerned. The farmers are complaining of a lot of problems facing them in the business making it impossible to maximize their potentials.
In one of the complaints, the farmers complained that the marketers dealing directly with the foreign companies are milking them. They complained that the marketers buy at low price of between N7,000 and N10,000 per bag from them and resell to other companies and international markets at N50,000 and above. The small scale farmers are finding it extremely difficult to make profit from the business.
They are begging the government to intervene by allowing the international buyers and companies to buy directly from the farmers and not the middle men.
These days the average ginger farm size in Nigeria is 0.5 hectares of farm land, though it is trying to go up to 1.0 hectares of farmland. This is because ginger farmers in Nigeria are small holder farmers operating on less than 5 hectares of farmland.
The land tenure system in these ginger producing areas is actually making it difficult for the country to enjoy major economic advantage of ginger production.
Nigeria can easily become a world champion in the production of ginger with all the available natural and human resources, but why is it that successive governments have refused or failed to take advantage of these resources?
Our recommendations:
Look at the statistics, the average yield of ginger rhizome in India is between 7 to 12 tonnes per hectare and the recovery rate of dried ginger is from 16 – 25 per cent, while in China it is about 15.4 – 21.7 metric tonnes in dry yield.
But in major farms in Southern Kaduna where we have the bulk of ginger coming from, the average yield is between 2.5 – 5.0 metric tonnes per hectare. This is an anomaly compared with what is obtainable in other countries.
It is very easy for the government to know what to do in order for the country to greatly increase the yield per hectare thereby increasing the quantity of the product produced in the country.
The government can increase the availability of arable land and get the farmers trained to use modern equipment and techniques. You can imagine what will happen in Nigeria if with concerted effort the government increases production of ginger by 50%; there will be a great surge in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. And the nation’s GDP will be better for it.
Our company is one of the best companies in agro export business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do export business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now.