Fungal Blight Pushes Nigeria’s Ginger Export Industry Into Decline
Nigeria’s ginger industry, once a strong non-oil export sector supplying markets in Asia, Europe and North America, has suffered a sharp decline. Export activity has reportedly come to a halt as farmers and exporters face growing production and cost pressures. A persistent fungal blight is a major cause of the crisis. The disease has reduced yields in key producing areas, damaged the quality of export-grade ginger and affected the viability of seed rhizomes for future planting seasons. For many smallholder farmers, repeated losses have made ginger cultivation increasingly risky and unprofitable. Reviving the sector will require disease-control support, access to healthy planting materials and measures that reduce farmers’ production risks.
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