THE Nigerian food market was recently invaded by a heavy consignment of bananas allegedly smuggled into the country from neighbouring countries. Its shelf life puts the local species in the shade and the competition between both species has naturally been unfair to the local species. The species is said to last for more than 16 days without getting spoilt and for traders, this is a meaningful comparative advantage over the local species. Besides, the farmers and distributors of the local species deserve to be protected for obvious reasons. The invasion of the food market in Nigeria by an unapproved species of bananas also means that the country is pitiably vulnerable.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 04, 2017 23:48 UTC