As meals costs proceed to soar in Abuja and its environs, many residents have resorted to purchasing yams in items reasonably than complete tubers.
The development is pushed by the rising value of foodstuffs, making it troublesome for shoppers to afford whole yams.
Throughout a go to to varied markets within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Information Company of Nigeria noticed that yam sellers have tailored to this {economic} problem by chopping yams into smaller items to satisfy buyer calls for.
Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko, a well known yam supplier within the Dei-Dei market, defined that the choice to chop yams is usually attributable to low patronage resulting in potential spoilage.
“Some shoppers will come to request yam for N1,000 and even N500, and we’re left with no choice however to promote the already reduce items to them; that makes them happy,” Tanko mentioned.
Mrs Blessing Ekong, one other yam vendor within the Dei-Dei market, highlighted the influence of the present {economic} scenario on shoppers.
She famous that many households can now not afford to purchase a full-sized tuber of yam, which might value between N3,000 and N5,000.
She mentioned to cater to such clients, yam sellers now supply items of yam priced between N500 and N1,000, relying on the dimensions.
She added that the observe of promoting yam in items additionally helps to forestall wastage, as shoppers can see if a yam is spoilt earlier than buying it.
Mrs Blessing Hassan, a yam client, shared her choice for purchasing yam in items attributable to its affordability and the flexibility to examine for spoilage.
One other yam vendor, Mrs. Peter Kalu, confirmed that the excessive value of yams has considerably lowered gross sales of complete tubers.
“We reduce them to items relying on the dimensions and resell them in a method individuals can afford,” she mentioned, noting that the strategy has helped to spice up their gross sales.