The West African country of Nigeria is currently the largest producer of Sorghum on the continent, and 2nd in the world after the USA.


SOURCE
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

Sorghum (aka guinea-corn, broomcorn or great millet) is a gluten-free tropical cereal grain with scientific name Sorghum bicolor used for food, ethanol production and animal feed.



https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

Local names for sorghum in Nigeria include:

-- Ọkà bàbà or Pòròpórò in Yoruba
-- Dawa or Jero in Hausa
-- Ohi in Igbo.



https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

Sorghum grows in virtually all the 36 States in Nigeria but some States produce more than others.

Major sorghum producing states are Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Gombe, Bauchi, Zamfara, Benue , Kogi , Nassarawa and Taraba.


SOURCE
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

Chai..





Where is the money?


It all end up in Burukutu and Muskas.

It appears, discovering oil in Nigeria was the beginning of woes to the country. Because, all attention shifted from agriculture and other natural resources to crude oil 🛢 only.

Na oil make Big company like Ajaoku Steel Company no dey function. Now, we need to build concrete roads with imported Iron rods bought with dollars.

Wait till Asians import it into their countries. Remember palm oil?

NaijaphiliaBlog:
Local names for sorghum in Nigeria include:

-- Ọkà bàbà or Pòròpórò in Yoruba
-- Dawa or Jero in Hausa
-- Ohi in Igbo.



https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

in hausa it dawa.
Jero is the name of a different crop

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The West African country of Nigeria is currently the largest producer of Sorghum on the continent, and 2nd in the world after the USA.


SOURCE
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

Wow! Looks like discovery of crude oil really set Nigeria back.

Just imagine: 1st in cassava production, 2nd in sorghum, etc.

Cancri:
in hausa it dawa.
Jero is the name of a different crop

I think Jero means millet or something.

DeFuturePresido:


I think Jero means millet or something.

yeah

eepeepook:
Wait till Asians import it into their countries. Remember palm oil?

Na so ooo!

Before we know wetin dey happen, you go just dey hear say Malaysia don become number 1 exporter of sorghum for de whole world - after collecting seedlings from we obodo Naija!

I know say guinea corn na sorghum, but broomcorn kwa?

NaijaphiliaBlog:
Sorghum (aka guinea-corn, broomcorn or great millet) is a gluten-free tropical cereal grain with scientific name Sorghum bicolor used for food, ethanol production and animal feed.



https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/12/did-you-know-nigeria-is-africas-top-producer-of-sorghum-2nd-globally/

Man, you are funny!

JapaNinja:


Na so ooo!

Before we know wetin dey happen, you go just dey hear say Malaysia don become number 1 exporter of sorghum for de whole world - after collecting seedlings from we obodo Naija!

DaleMcWayne:
Man, you are funny!

Wetin Man go do nau?

Jollification dey do person well-well like say e be medicine.

JapaNinja:
I know say guinea corn na sorghum, but broomcorn kwa?

Indeed, broomcorn is an unusal word, but really logical.

The reason is that sorghum has quite stiff panicles (flower branches which divide into sub-branches) that make it very useful in making brooms and brushes.

NaijaphiliaBlog:



Indeed, broomcorn is an unusal word, but really logical.

The reason is that sorghum has quite stiff panicles (flower branches which divide into sub-branches) that make it very useful in making brooms and brushes.

Interesting! Just learned something new.