Nigeria grows 2 million tons of onions every year

According to the Minister of Agriculture Muhammad Abubakar, Nigeria grows about 2 million tons of onions every year. Abubakar said this at the 4th Regional Annual Onion Conference and General Assembly held in Kano, a city in northern Nigeria. He promised to support onion growers to increase their production for domestic and export purposes. “One of the most consumed vegetable crops in Nigeria is onion. Nigeria is one of the largest onion growers in the world with an annual yield of more than 2 million tons.” National Noppman Chairman Aliyu Isah-Maitasamu said the conference would give them an opportunity to evaluate their activities after the Covid-19 pandemic. According to vanguardngr.com, he said the country needs about 2.5 million tons of onions every year. Processing plants Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has called for the establishment of small, medium and large scale processing plants to stimulate the cultivation ...