Omah Owhor
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A short history on Nigerian staple -garri
In West Africa, garri is the flour of the fresh starchy cassava root. Generally, garri is made from the tubers of cassava plant, which is one of the most important crops in West Africa, about 250, 000 tonnes of garri is produced in Nigeria annually. Cassava was originally a crop native to South America and was introduced to Nigeria in the 16th century, during the slave trade by Portuguese colonizers.
By Omah Owhor2 years ago in History
