freeze001:


An example of what is grown in the South? You must be kidding!

But I'll oblige you...

Varieties of vegetables, fruits, ogbono, melon seeds, breadfruit, yam, cassava, maize, rice, cocoa, tomatoes, cashew, beans, pepper, palm nuts, coconuts, herbs...I can go on!

For animals...we've got goats, bush meat like grasscutters, antelopes, chicken, snails, varieties of fish, pigs, prawns, shrimps, crabs...

I'm assuming u were kidding about asking what is grown in the South but if u are truly ignorant then I hope u're better enlightened and please what I've mentioned is not even close to an exhaustive list. These are only food staples I've mentioned. The commercial trees are also there. Do yourself a favour and research further.

mikolo80:
loudest barrels make the most noise
which of these apart from non essential sea food is ''exported' in large quantity like tomatoes onions beans or maize
poultry.only cassavai can vouch for in that your list.all the rest is imported from north and poultry from west.not dem say dem say,first hand experience,pig join.you cannot 'feed' yourself and frankly i doubt we in southwest can do same but make no mistake the north ''feeds the contry''

freeze001:


Oh dear...u truly are ignorant. But since u feel u know it all, I'll leave u to it.

mikolo80:
loudest barrels make the most noise
which of these apart from non essential sea food is ''exported' in large quantity like tomatoes onions beans or maize
poultry.only cassavai can vouch for in that your list.all the rest is imported from north and poultry from west.not dem say dem say,first hand experience,pig join.you cannot 'feed' yourself and frankly i doubt we in southwest can do same but make no mistake the north ''feeds the contry''

mikolo80:
same here since you refuse to enlighten me
na only insult you de throw since beginning of this thread
na only you sabi

freeze001:


How do you want me to enlighten you please? I don't know about the SW but for the SE and SS, we eat a lot of vegetables as evident in the variety of soups we have. All those vegetables are grown in the South.

Onitsha and Enugu more than supply our yam demands though the Benue specie also comes available.

You may call the seafood non-essential but they are very essential and form a basic part of our meals.

Rice u knw was always imported but with the attention on agriculture in the last 5yrs or so, Ebonyi which has always had d local rice has stepped up its game and is not doin badly. Anambra is also doing its bit.

Beans is a legume and does pretty well in almost any soil. I have personally grown beans in Ph though not in large quantities. Palm nuts are massive!

For breadfruit also known locally as ukwa, it us a delicacy in the East. Good thing u know cassava.

As far as our traditional meals are concerned, we source them easily from around us in the South. The major stuff I feel we don't have is onions and groundnuts for groundnut oil...

I am optimistic though that Enugu which has the closest to the Northern climate might not fare badly in onion cultivation. I don't know about that though.

The Eastern states and Edo are more than sufficient in cashew, plantain, banana.

freeze001:


How do you want me to enlighten you please? My apologies if u felt insulted.

Now, I don't know about the SW but for the SE and SS, we eat a lot of vegetables as evident in the variety of soups we have. All those vegetables are grown in the South.

Onitsha and Enugu more than supply our yam demands though the Benue specie also comes available.

You may call the seafood non-essential but they are very essential and form a basic part of our meals.

Rice u knw was always imported but with the attention on agriculture in the last 5yrs or so, Ebonyi which has always had d local rice has stepped up its game and is not doin badly. Anambra is also doing its bit.

Beans is a legume and does pretty well in almost any soil. I have personally grown beans in Ph though not in large quantities. Palm nuts are massive!

For breadfruit also known locally as ukwa, it us a delicacy in the East. Good thing u know cassava.

As far as our traditional meals are concerned, we source them easily from around us in the South. The major stuff I feel we don't have is onions and groundnuts for groundnut oil...

I am optimistic though that Enugu which has the closest to the Northern climate might not fare badly in onion cultivation. I don't know about that though.

The Eastern states and Edo are more than sufficient in cashew, plantain, banana, pineapples abd watermelon.

Imo n Rivers are known for palm and rubber. The rainforest which is standard in all the SS states give enough timber from the commercial trees.

americanigga:


the South do produce food but in small quantity compare to the North

freeze001:


How do you want me to enlighten you please? My apologies if u felt insulted.

Now, I don't know about the SW but for the SE and SS, we eat a lot of vegetables as evident in the variety of soups we have. All those vegetables are grown in the South.

Onitsha and Enugu more than supply our yam demands though the Benue specie also comes available.

You may call the seafood non-essential but they are very essential and form a basic part of our meals.

Rice u knw was always imported but with the attention on agriculture in the last 5yrs or so, Ebonyi which has always had d local rice has stepped up its game and is not doin badly. Anambra is also doing its bit.

Beans is a legume and does pretty well in almost any soil. I have personally grown beans in Ph though not in large quantities. Palm nuts are massive!

For breadfruit also known locally as ukwa, it is a delicacy in the East. Good thing u know cassava.

As far as our traditional meals are concerned, we source them easily from around us in the South. The major stuff I feel we don't have is onions and groundnuts for groundnut oil...

I am optimistic though that Enugu which has the closest to the Northern climate might not fare badly in onion cultivation. I don't know about that though.

The Eastern states and Edo are more than sufficient in cashew, plantain, banana, pineapples abd watermelon.

Imo n Rivers are known for palm and rubber. The rainforest which is standard in all the SS states give enough timber from the commercial trees.

americanigga:


I am sorry I don't mean to upset you. When did the South East start producing so much food? Because according to history, it was when the North stop supplying them food that they surrendered. Was it a lesson they learnt from the war.

freeze001:



Before Nigeria how was the former Eastern Region in its full constitution before amalgamation feeding? We grew our food!

In wartime there really isn't time to go planting and watering is there? And this was for 3 years. Not necessarily north supplying bur blockades of access even to imports. The SW was also complicit in the starvation ploy. The more vulnerable ie children, suffered the most because while adults with stronger systems could get by with little or poorly prepared food whilst in hiding or at d war front, the children couldn't fend for themselves. Their fragile systems would certainly not cope with raw or hurriedly cooked food for instance.

Medical and material aid which ought to have come in were blocked so the surrender was to prevent further waste of young, vibrant lives.

Don't even attempt to glorify the inhumane and deliberate starvation of children and vulnerable women in their millions as proof that the South doesn't produce food for itself.

Read this: http://www.nigerianorientnews.com/agricultural-revolution-in-the-south-east/

bishopkay:


My dear sister (If u r a female though ...cz many people dey change sex for NL ooo LOL) do not even glorify some of the laughable,senseless, stale, myopic analysis and prognosis here with a reply. You have said enough already and whoever will not take it like that can continue in ignorance.

Little history :

The first time I heard cucumbers could be grown in the south, I laughed cos I had the mindset I've been fed since being a child..."Food only grows in the north " Then I saw a very Big farm with a lot of other smaller players making huge monies from it then my eyes opened.

I heard about tomatoes also...I doubted till I went to kokori in Delta state. So many examples abound seriously I could go on.

Some one said what will produce 5tons in a hectare on the south will produce 20- 40 tons in the north. Hehehehe...Bros you weno ke person wit laf hia ooo. But on a serious note, there's a lot to productivity in farming.

A misguided person also said crops can't grow properly or we can't rear fishes again in the south due to oil pollution and Again I laughed. Bros the whole south no dey float on top water u hear Planting is done upland and not in the creeks of he ND. Fishes are also kept in ponds! Thanks

Some one also asked how many of our agricultural produces, grown down south we are able to export?? The list is available in the ministry of commerce. Check it out and it will surprise you. That said I also want to ask...what quantity of things grown up north is exported save beans which I learnt some containers were returned some time back? Need I remind you also that tomatoes are imported into Nigeria maybe until recently??

Then the icing on the cake... Tomatoes vs Oil seriously?

I'll end with this. The south is the major spender in Nigeria and if the north feels we'll suffer and die if they hoard their tomatoes and maybe "other things" they bring down south, they would be doing more hurt to themselves cos they can never...I repeat never break even properly in their business without the south buying from them!!

freeze001:


Thank you and yes, I'm very female!

I had already determined to put an end to the conversation because the ignorance is contrived and deliberate, I just can't deal!

Thanks for ur intervention my dear brother, and for the extra knowledge too!

csamii:


Nne, you really tried eh! Southern lands are very fertile. It's just that education took the fun outta agriculture in the south. Everyone wants to work for a cooperate entity after earning a degree forgetting agriculture can really change their lives. I'm guilty too sha! But each time, I find myself thinking about agriculture and technology and trying to find how to balance both.

freeze001:


Thank you and yes, I'm very female!

I had already determined to put an end to the conversation because the ignorance is contrived and deliberate, I just can't deal!

Thanks for ur intervention my dear brother, and for the extra knowledge too!

Igbiboi:



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mikolo80:
loudest barrels make the most noise
which of these apart from non essential sea food is ''exported' in large quantity like tomatoes onions beans or maize
poultry.only cassavai can vouch for in that your list.all the rest is imported from north and poultry from west.not dem say dem say,first hand experience,pig join.you cannot 'feed' yourself and frankly i doubt we in southwest can do same but make no mistake the north ''feeds the contry''

Ola17:

You guys are quite unbelievable. Go to Oyo state, this same tomatoes does excellently well there. The reason most tomato and vegetable farmers abandoned their farms is because of Fulani herdsmen, if not the tomatoes farmed in the south alone can cushion the severe scarcity.

americanigga:


we do produce agricultural produce in the south. But the bulk of it comes from them. Everybody knows that. For example you can't grow crops, or fish in most lands and rivers in the South South because of oil pollution

freeze001:


An example of what is grown in the South? You must be kidding!

But I'll oblige you...

Varieties of vegetables, fruits, ogbono, melon seeds, breadfruit, yam, cassava, maize, rice, cocoa, tomatoes, cashew, beans, pepper, palm nuts, coconuts, herbs...I can go on!
U forget plantain?? Potatoes?? Palm oil?? Coconut..??

For animals...we've got goats, bush meat like grasscutters, antelopes, chicken, snails, varieties of fish, pigs, prawns, shrimps, crabs...

I'm assuming u were kidding about asking what is grown in the South but if u are truly ignorant then I hope u're better enlightened and please what I've mentioned is not even close to an exhaustive list. These are only food staples I've mentioned. The commercial trees are also there. Do yourself a favour and research further.

mikolo80:
loudest barrels make the most noise
which of these apart from non essential sea food is ''exported' in large quantity like tomatoes onions beans or maize
poultry.only cassavai can vouch for in that your list.all the rest is imported from north and poultry from west.not dem say dem say,first hand experience,pig join.you cannot 'feed' yourself and frankly i doubt we in southwest can do same but make no mistake the north ''feeds the contry''

Lordave:
I don't understand what you guys mean by the North feeds the country!

If we don't buy and pay for their perishable goods, where will they get money to buy what they want and grow their farm products?

Tomatoes, a perishable goods against crude oil?

This OP is sick.

Lordave:
I don't understand what you guys mean by the North feeds the country!

If we don't buy and pay for their perishable goods, where will they get money to buy what they want and grow their farm products?

Tomatoes, a perishable goods against crude oil?

This OP is sick.

joyandfaith:


are u sure you live in southwest? most parts of ogun,osun,oyo,ekiti and ondo are agrarian communities. do your reseach further.