While this current food crisis remains around, Nigeria’s National Assembly should pass a bill banning the export of the following 30 food crops of which we are a major producer but a major consumer too

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Cassava - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 52m tonnes

[2] Yam - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 40m tonnes

[3] Kolanuts - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 150,000 tonnes

[4] Cashews - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 922,000 tonnes

[5] Shea nuts - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 370,000 tonnes

[6] Egusi - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 570,000 tonnes

[7] Cocoyam - World’s number one producer with an annual crop of 3.2m tonnes

[8] Millet - World's number two producer with 5m tonnes

[9] Sweet Potato - We are the world's number two producer with 3.47m tonnes

[10] Okra -World's number two producer with 2.06m tonnes

[11] Mackerel - World's number two producer with 132,000 tonnes

[12] Sorghum - World's number three producer with 7.4m tonnes

[13] Gum Arabic - World's number three producer with 22,000 tonnes

[14] Groundnuts - World's number three producer with 3m tonnes

[15] Papaya - World's number four producer with 800,000 tonnes

[16]Palm Oil - World's number five producer with 970,000 tonnes

[17] Plantain - World's number five producer with 3.09m tonnes

[18] Cocoa - World's number six producer with 240,000 tonnes

[19] Pineapples - World's number six producer with 1.5m tonnes

[20] Pepper - World's eighth largest producer with 813,160 tonnes

[21] Mangoes - World's number 10 producer with 917,617 tonnes

[22] Guava - World's number 10 producer with 790,200 tonnes

[23] Maize - We are number 12 in the world with 11m tonnes

[24] Coconuts - We are the world’s number 18 producer with 288,615 tonnes.

[25] Onions - We are the number 20 producer in the world with a crop of 1.25m tonnes

[26] Tomatoes - We produce and 1.8m tonnes, which I estimate will make us around the world's 20th largest producer

[27] Soyabeans - We are about number 12 in the world with 588,000 tonnes

[28] Coffee - We are a distant number 40 with an annual crop of about 40,000 tonnes

[29] Pineapple - We are the eighth largest producer with an estimated annual crop of 1.6m tonnes

[30] Bananas - We have an annual crop of about 2.8m tonnne, which by my estimation would make us around the 10th largest producer in the world

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