Food and Farming Se June Han and Lisa Kim Basic Farming Crops of Nigeria: Corn, Rice, Yams, Cocoa, Peanuts,Cassava and Sorghum The farming uses about 70% of the countrys laborforce Farms make 80% of the food from 30% of Nigeriasland Diverse climate and water supports tropical crops Cassava and Sorghum Cassava, a source of food with cyanide
Sorghum, a major source of grain and food for livestock Peanuts and Cocoa Nigeria produces 11% of the worlds peanuts
Nigeria had potential to produce large amounts ofcocoa but urbanization cut the labor force Nigeria produces 5% of worlds cocoa when itspotential is about 10% Mostly traded to European nations Yams The tuber parts of yams can grow to 2.5 meters and 70kg
Nigeria the largest producer of yams. Producing about70~76% of the worlds yams Weeding, planting, staking and harvesting makes theproduction of yams hard Expensive but scarce labor force increased its price New Yam Festival celebrated in August by offering yamsto gods and distributing among people Are planted with sisal rings for moisture Kola Nuts (Cola) A common tree in Africa that is bitter and containscaffeine Were used for Coca Cola Some tribes give the nuts to children for protection Some tribes pass and bite it to wish long life inmarriage Contains high amounts of toxic material Pictures Major Food Puff - Puff: frying a dough mixture into circular ballsdipped in sugar Suya: Pieces of meat spiced up and baked over a grillwith vegetables Fun fun: made by drying cassava and making it into apowder. Then it is mixed into boiling water to asmooth texture Yam Food Ojoj o: Water yams are cut up and fried in oil
Asaro: Yams are peeled and cubed and cooked withground tomatoes, peppers, meat and spices Amala: Ground and dried the yams and then boiledin water until it has a smooth structure Quotes Thank you. He who brings kola brings life. But Ithink you ought to break it, replied Okoye, passingback the disc. This shows that kola is regarded highly among themembers of the tribe. It was an honor to break thekola so they are letting the other to break it to benice. Quotes But the year had gone mad. Rain fell as it had neverfallen before. For days and nights together it poureddown in violent torrents, and washed away the yamheaps.The yams put on luxurious green leaves, butevery farmer knew that without sunshine the tuberswould not grow. This shows that yams could grow in the harshestrainy seasons but the tubers under them wouldntgrow unless there was sunshine. This points thatNigeria was perfect for yams since there was waterand sunshine. Question 1 Why would yams have become a more deliciousluxury instead of an everyday meal? Possible Answers Urbanization cut the amount of labor force availablein yam farms. The cost of the labor force rose so thefarmers needed to raise the cost of the yams. Thus,yams have become a luxury instead of an everydaycrop. The worldwide economic depression has made theyam prices to go up and become a luxury. Question 2 Why would the foods mostly include boiling in hotwaters? Possible Answer Since the food were traditional foods from old timesthey were simple back then. The tribes had to makefood with limited resources and boiling water withthe ingredients were easiest. Boiling the food would also get rid of many bacteriathat the food had and promoted health. Question 3 Why might have Nigeria failed to achieve their fullpotential for cocoa? Possible Answers They decided there were other crops that weremore efficient and easy. The labor force problem limited the harvest ofcocoa. Soil that isnt fertile enough Bibliography "MOTHERLAND NIGERIA: FOODS AND DRINKS (By Boomie O.)." MOTHERLAND NIGERIA (By Boomie O.).27 Apr . "Agriculture - Nigeria." Encyclopedia of the Nations - Information about countries of the world, UnitedNations, and World Leaders. 27 Apr . "Cocoa." UNCTAD.ORG >> Home. 27 Apr . "DETERMINANTS OF YAM PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AMONG SMALL-HOLDER FARMERSIN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA.." Journal of Central European Agriculture Vol 7 (2006) No June Apr . "Yam Festival." A Multicultural Thanksgiving at FamilyCulture.com. 27 Apr . Okorie, Rev. Dr. A. M.. "Igbo Social Life & Customs -- Chiamaka: African Language & Cuture." Chiamaka:African Culture. 27 Apr . "The Best of Everything: The Best Part of The Song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."." The Best of Everything. 27Apr .