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Domestic Marketing Network and Cross Border Trade Number of rural markets Lagos Kebbi Sokoto Zamfara Bayelsa Anambra Rivers Abuja Imo Katsina Enugu Abia Akwa Ibom Ebonyi Kano Banda Uzairue (Kogi) Gombe (Edo) Kaduna Bauchi Urhonigbe Agor (Edo) Niger (Edo) Adamawa Ujiogba Plateau Ankpa Kwara (Edo) 20 (Kogi) Nassarawa Ugbogha Oyo % Ayangba Taraba (Edo) Ekiti Kogi 20 (Kogi) Figure Osun Ugbogui 1. Rural markets supplying various cassava products Benue % Cassava growing Aviele regions Ogun Ondo (Edo) Marginal (Edo) Oworo 450 Edo Major Awo (Kogi) Moderate (Kogi) Okpella400 Ebelle Delta (Edo) 350 Abuja (Edo) Cassava Growing Population Area Rainfall Okparake regions (Million) Ehor (Sqkm) (Edo) (mm) (FCT) (Kogi) 300 Marginal 26.29 100, 041 500 - 1000 Magajiya Moderate 27.73 Ejule 54, 568 1500 - 2800 300 250150 0 300 Km (Kogi) Major 34.27 (Kogi) 754,852 1000 - 1500 200 Ekpoma 150 (Edo) Koton Karfe Girinya (Kogi) 100 (Kogi) Keffi Ibilo (Edo) (Nasarawa) 50 Karala Igueben 0 (Kogi) (Edo) FRTU Kabacha FUFU CHKS FERF GARI ABCH FUFP Iruekpen STCH (Kaduna) Cassava Products (Edo) Itobe (Kogi) 20 % 20 % 15 10 % % 20 10 % % 20 25 % % 20 20 50 % % % 40 % 20 % 30 Yeruwata (Benue) 40 10 % 20 20 % % 10 % % 20 % 10 % 30 % 20 20 % % 30 % 20 Irrua (Edo) % 30 % 100% 20 % % Agbede (Edo) Cross River Jigawa Yobe Lake Chad Borno K 1. Eight principal cassava products are traded in the Nigerian local markets 2. Gari and chips (flour) are the most important cross border traded commodities and the volumes traded are large contrary to expectations 3. Product prices differ by region being most expensive in the north & south and least expensive in the central regions 4. Traditional market responds easily to local demand through the price mechanism and established networks
Market Information System (MIS): missing link in market development - - - - No readily available disaggregated data that would allow comparisons of volumes, prices, seasonality of supply and evaluations of opportunities in the domestic and export markets Weak databases that are either too old or too limited in content Localised Information Service - - - - Producers - - - - Traders Institutions/ Mechanisms Industrial Demand Agro-processor No quick reference decision making tools to guide investments in agribusiness
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Page 5 and 6: Issues : Efficiency/competitiveness
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