@nigeriarising: Before oil — Nigeria fed the world 🇳🇬🌾 🌴 PALM OIL (Southeast): By 1830 the most valuable commodity in British West African trade. Fuelled the Industrial Revolution. 🍫 COCOA (Southwest): By 1930 one of the world's largest producers. Yoruba farmers replanted entire landscapes. 🥜 GROUNDNUTS (North): The Kano groundnut pyramids = one of the most iconic images of African agricultural power. Plus: Yams. Cassava. Cattle. Fish. Cotton. Rubber. Timber. Nigeria was COMPLETELY agriculturally self-sufficient. Then oil came — and Nigeria gradually forgot how to feed itself. Can Nigeria feed the world again? Follow @NigeriaRising 👇 #nigeriarising #nigeriahistory #nigeriaagriculture #palmoil #historytok

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