Nigeria: world’s biggest yam producer 尼日利亞山藥產(chǎn)量居世界第一位
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Nigeria: world’s biggest yam producer 尼日利亞山藥產(chǎn)量居世界第一位
學(xué)習(xí)要點(diǎn)
有關(guān)“commerce 貿(mào)易”的詞匯
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Which two problems do Nigerian exporters face that cause their product to rot before it can be exported?
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In June, Nigeria started exporting yam to Europe and the United States, as part of its move to curb its addiction to oil.
The government believes that yam exports will generate some six billion dollars every year, and create thousands of new jobs, helping diversify the economy.
But things are not that simple. Though Nigeria is the biggest yam producer in the world, an estimated 30 percent of the production rots away. The country lacks good storage facilities, the transportation system is very poor, and local traders and exporters are struggling.
Prince Vincent Yandev, yam exporter:
“I’d be able to export, like, 76 tonnes of yams to the US. The major challenges have been the funding so if the government can encourage banks to assist us, I think it would be better for us.”
Just over 200 metric tonnes of yam have been exported to Europe and America since the scheme was launched in June. The government wants yam and other agricultural products to replace oil as the mainstay of the economy. But there are also concerns that massive export of yams, would lead to higher prices, hitting the poor.
While the Nigerian government says exporting the country's yam to Europe and America is a big economic opportunity, many observers say the country has a long way to go in achieving the objective.
尼日利亞已于2017年6月起開始向歐洲及美國(guó)出口山藥，這是用來(lái)抑制該國(guó)對(duì)石油出口依賴的舉措之一。
尼日利亞政府認(rèn)為，出口山藥將給該國(guó)帶來(lái)年60億美元左右的收益，并創(chuàng)造上千個(gè)新的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，從而幫助該國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)體制變得更加多元。
然而，事情并非那樣簡(jiǎn)單。雖然尼日利亞是全球最大的山藥生產(chǎn)國(guó)，但是約有30%的產(chǎn)量會(huì)爛掉。該國(guó)缺少良好的儲(chǔ)存設(shè)施，其交通運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)也很差，因此當(dāng)?shù)氐慕灰咨毯统隹谏虃兌荚谄D難求生。
普林斯·文森特·楊得夫?山藥出口商
“這樣一來(lái)，我就能向美國(guó)出口約76噸的山藥。我面臨的最大挑戰(zhàn)是資金，所以，政府要是能鼓勵(lì)銀行資助我們的話，情況就能好一些?！?/p>
自該計(jì)劃于6月啟動(dòng)以來(lái)，出口到歐洲及美國(guó)的山藥總量已超過200公噸（20萬(wàn)千克）。尼日利亞政府希望用山藥及其它農(nóng)產(chǎn)品來(lái)代替石油成為該國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)支柱。但也有人擔(dān)憂，大量出口山藥將抬升其價(jià)格，從而給窮人造成打擊。
雖然尼日利亞政府稱向歐洲及美國(guó)出口本國(guó)山藥的舉措會(huì)帶來(lái)巨大的商機(jī)，但有很多觀察者說(shuō)要想達(dá)到目標(biāo)，該國(guó)還有漫長(zhǎng)的路要走。
詞匯
exporting
出口
generate
產(chǎn)生，帶來(lái)
diversify
使…多樣化
funding
資金
mainstay
主要依靠，支柱
你知道嗎？
Yams are so important that many west African countries have a yam festival. The Iwa ji festival, literally means ‘The New Yam Festival’. Last year’s yams are discarded because the new year must begin with fresh ones.
對(duì)于一些地區(qū)來(lái)說(shuō)，山藥是一種非常重要的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品，很多西非國(guó)家甚至有舉辦山藥節(jié)的習(xí)俗。The Iwa ji “新山藥節(jié)”就是一個(gè)有名的節(jié)日。在這個(gè)節(jié)日中，上一年的山藥會(huì)被丟掉，這是因?yàn)樾履瓯仨氁孕律剿庨_始。
問題答案
A lack of good storage facilities and a poor transportation system mean that 30% of the yam production rots away.?
