Nigeria loses an estimated ₦50 million daily due to the importation of pineapples, despite producing approximately 1,607,200 metric tons annually, making it the eighth-largest producer of pineapples globally.
This is according to an agricultural stakeholder, Oluwasegun Alabi who stated this while briefing Journalists on the need for the Nigeria to tap into the vast, yet underutilized potential of the country’s agricultural sector.
Despite being richly blessed with natural resources, Nigeria remains heavily dependent on food imports, a practice that Alabi believes must be swiftly addressed.
He speaks on some of the benefits of improving in the cultivation of pineapple in the country, stressing that it will revitalize the nation’s economy.
