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Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by Nobody: 9:48pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Groundnut was mostly gotten from the north wasn't it? |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by Menace2Society(m): 10:02pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
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Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by Spybradd: 10:11pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by Menace2Society(m): 10:13pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
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Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by teewhydope(m): 10:20pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by calcal: 10:20pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Before the oil that's what the Igbos lived on, the relentless effort of the Gambaris. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by naijaguy77: 10:23pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
fctguy: I'm sorry but this whole groundnut myth needs to end today. Nigerian youth are a bit ignorant of things and can easily be misled, so let me explain: 1) Nigeria produces far more groundnuts today than it did when we had the groundnut pyramids in Kano 2) The reason why we had the pyramids was because those groundnuts were meant for export, so they were piled up in Kano ready and waiting for the train to Lagos. Kinda like a open air warehouse 3) The colonial government at the time banned the use of groundnuts for production within Nigeria, and rather sent it to other parts of the British Empire for production, and also because groundnuts were one of the few commodities that had foreign exchange earning potential. The legacy of this ban is why older people in the village still hold "ground nut oil" in such high regard, because it was very scarce in the old days due to the ban. 4) Today, Nigeria consumes more groundnuts than we used to export, the demand for groundnuts within Nigeria is so high and the price also very attractive such that it doesn't really make sense for use to export the quantity that we produce. We can increase production capacity and export, but this also would not make much sense since there are more valuable commodities which the farmers can focus on - e.g. Soya, Ginger, Cassava, Oil palm, etc. In essence, the groundnut pyramids of Kano did not disappear because Nigeria got lazy, the disappearance of these pyramids is not a sad thing, the farmers are producing the groundnut and they are being used here in Nigeria to create products such groundnut oil and other things. We have more than quadrupled our production of groundnuts since the 1960s, but since they are not destined for export we do not see the pyramids again. So please before you start shedding unnecessary tears for the groundnut pyramids, inform yourself about why they existed and why they are now no more. It is called PROGRESS! 4 Likes |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by Nobody: 10:46pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
They still exist to a lesser extent and businessmen into it are raking millions of naira. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by CGKing(m): 11:57pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
It's a shame. The only thing piling into pyramids in the north these days is bodies. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by amazingspiderma: 12:33am On Jul 04, 2015 |
There was once a a pyramid.
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Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by tiredface: 5:42am On Jul 04, 2015 |
IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THER'RE SO MUCH INNOCENT BLOOD SHED IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY, ITS HUNTING THEM, THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE NOW KILLING THEMSELVES. ITS THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENCE |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by tpiander: 5:44am On Jul 04, 2015 |
adebayor1490: i think they were exported perhaps. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by tpiander: 5:44am On Jul 04, 2015 |
@ topic didnt gej do the same thing with rice. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by tpiander: 5:46am On Jul 04, 2015 |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by tpiander: 5:46am On Jul 04, 2015 |
Akoja360: yes |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by billyG(m): 7:27am On Jul 04, 2015 |
fctguy:With all d tranformation noise GEJ,NOI & min. of agric Dr.adesina made no single G-nut pyramid 2 show 4 it. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by tpiander: 8:20am On Jul 04, 2015 |
Rice pyramids, check the link I posted. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by Koolmexxi(m): 8:51am On Jul 04, 2015 |
I guess them northerners are now busy and more interested in the juicier and easier to earn Pyramid of National cake of oil revenue and political office appointments and positions..... |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by seanby4konji: 1:26pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
Oyeel don take over effry thing. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by chiogoezubem(f): 4:00pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
Interesting! |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by zimoni(f): 3:01pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
naijaguy77: WORD. |
Re: The Forgotten Groundnut Pyramids Of Northern Nigeria (Photos) by lagbaja(m): 9:05am On Aug 13, 2015 |
naijaguy77: To buttress your point, here is the production graph over the years. Production has doubled since 1961, but it would have been better if it was growing at least at population growth rate. Nigeria's population was 45m in 1960. Today, it's in the neighborhood of 200m. That about 400% growth, whereas groudnut production has grown by 100%. With advancements in bio-genetics and production system, we should b doing better. 1 Like
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