{"id":146589,"date":"2025-01-18T11:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T10:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/farmers-in-niger-decry-decline-in-food-prices"},"modified":"2025-01-24T19:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:37:06","slug":"farmers-in-niger-decry-decline-in-food-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/farmers-in-niger-decry-decline-in-food-prices","title":{"rendered":"Farmers in Niger decry decline in food prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Farmers in Niger State have expressed deep concern over the continuous drop in food prices, a trend they attribute to Nigerian food processing companies increasingly sourcing agricultural products from overseas markets.<\/p>\n<p>The farmers lamented that while the reduced prices have brought relief to Nigerian consumers, they pose a significant threat to the livelihoods of local producers and traders, who rely heavily on the domestic market for income.<\/p>\n<p>Hassan Ango Abdullahi, President of the Amana Farmers and Grains Suppliers Association of Nigeria, Shiroro branch, revealed the sharp decline in prices.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, food processing companies now favor cheaper alternatives from countries like Chad and Ghana, a development he described as detrimental to local farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitially, we sold a 100-kilogram bag of beans for N103,000 and soybeans for N105,000, but now the prices have dropped to N80,000,\u201d Abdullahi disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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