The population of Brazil is just 9 million higher than Nigeria’s. Both countries are blessed with fertile land and exportable cash crops.
The difference, however, is that Brazil turns its sugarcane into raw sugar and exports to Nigeria, while Nigeria sells its own cocoa to the United States and
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
