The price of dried onions - one of the most commonly consumed vegetables in the country has surged by about 166 percent as scarcity of the crop hit markets across the country.
Seasonality and high cost of key inputs have reduced Nigeria’s stock level of dried onion bulbs which has forced prices
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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.