Well in the words of a wise sage 'the propensity of the manhood to attain turgidity or otherwise does not rest in the physical strength of the man carrying it but in other less obvious attributes'. While there seems to be a case for a ban, it feels to me like another one of our whack-a-mole policy interventions. I would have expected that other follow up interventions/incentives would have been put in place to ensure its success but going by just your article here, it seems that has not happened? And if Niger has not 'banned' the export, doesn't that open a viable route for the exportation to just continue via the already existing informal networks in a manner similar to the unfettered flow of refined fuel during the subsidy years? But then we are Nigeria; learning is not exactly our forte.
Apparently, a couple of companies have already set up processing plants, viz Salid Agriculture (https://salidagriculture.com/) and TGI (the CHI Farms guys). However, they are starved of raw material to enable them run at full capacity. But you raise valid concerns about their new-found monopsony power. Also, considering how porous our borders are, will this ban be enforced?
"The logic is somewhat coherent, the regional context justifies a defensive response, ... to me, the regional context doesn't justifies the response in my opinion as Benin Republic and the lunatic in the North, Niger did not ban it looking at the list mentioned here.
Export bans are solely effective in Nigeria when a local private company controls over eighty percent of the product in question. This local company then manages the entire domestic production process, monopolise the sector , acquire licence from FG and export product .
Well in the words of a wise sage 'the propensity of the manhood to attain turgidity or otherwise does not rest in the physical strength of the man carrying it but in other less obvious attributes'. While there seems to be a case for a ban, it feels to me like another one of our whack-a-mole policy interventions. I would have expected that other follow up interventions/incentives would have been put in place to ensure its success but going by just your article here, it seems that has not happened? And if Niger has not 'banned' the export, doesn't that open a viable route for the exportation to just continue via the already existing informal networks in a manner similar to the unfettered flow of refined fuel during the subsidy years? But then we are Nigeria; learning is not exactly our forte.
Dying at that “proverb” 😂
Apparently, a couple of companies have already set up processing plants, viz Salid Agriculture (https://salidagriculture.com/) and TGI (the CHI Farms guys). However, they are starved of raw material to enable them run at full capacity. But you raise valid concerns about their new-found monopsony power. Also, considering how porous our borders are, will this ban be enforced?
We wait to find out.
Hmmm.
"The logic is somewhat coherent, the regional context justifies a defensive response, ... to me, the regional context doesn't justifies the response in my opinion as Benin Republic and the lunatic in the North, Niger did not ban it looking at the list mentioned here.
I didnt include Benin because they don't have a ban (yet) but they have brought in "export royalties" - https://www.banouto.bj/societe/article/20250815-commercialisation-des-amandes-de-karite-au-benin-la-redevance-a-lexportation-fixee-pour-la-campagne-2025-2026
Oh! The export tax route could have been better here, IMO or not good?
Possibly, although if people simply pay the export tax, then the supply problem for local processors remains. To be honest, I think someone has lobbied for the ban to favour their "investment". This was 2 weeks ago - https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-agriculture/1108-48014-nigeria-s-niger-state-inaugurates-new-shea-plant-targeting-700-million-export-market
Export bans are solely effective in Nigeria when a local private company controls over eighty percent of the product in question. This local company then manages the entire domestic production process, monopolise the sector , acquire licence from FG and export product .