Bumper harvest crashes potato price in Nigeria

The harvest of Irish potato has begun in some of the producing states and its price has dropped as more of the product hits the market. One of the producing states is Plateau, which also leads in the production in Nigeria, with many farmers engaged in its cultivation alongside other crops. People from all parts of the country get much of their supplies from the state. For many years, sellers/dealers of Irish potato have made considerable earnings in the Irish potato value chain. Several LGAs in Plateau are avid farmers of the crop because of the fertility of the land and climate to support the super germination of the crop. Among the LGAs in the state producing good potato are Bokkos, Mangu, Jos South, Jos North, Bassa and Jos East. Over the years there was massive production of Irish potato from these areas for the country at large and even beyond. However, in the last few months, the price of potato skyrocketed, thereby making many people to refrain from buying it. Factors ...