Nigeria: world’s biggest yam producer 尼日利亚山药产量居世界第一位
<p><span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>: <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> 尼日利亚山药产量居世界第一位 本集内容 <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>: <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> 尼日利亚山药产量居世界第一位</p><p>学习要点 有关“<span word="commerce">commerce</span> 贸易”的词汇</p><p>边看边答 <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exported">exported</span>?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="exporting">exporting</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="diversify">diversify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="rots">rots</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span>.</p><p><span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Vincent">Vincent</span> <span word="Yandev">Yandev</span>, <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span>:</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="export">export</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, 76 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yams">yams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>.”</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 200 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="yam">yam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstay">mainstay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yams">yams</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.</p>
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