The state government said it was aware of the development.
“The economy is harsh. Each individual in every family must practise home gardening as a way to survive.’’
A basket of Scotch Bonnets, popularly called ‘rodo’, used to sell for N1,500 but now costs N12,000.
The discount markets for foodstuffs (Ounje Eko) are part of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s measures to cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidies.
This would encourage the students to learn more about food and farming.
Traders at the market attributed the hike in prices to increase in the demand amid low supply of the produce.
A large crowd of residents, openly swapped their old N500 and N1000 notes for items like rice, beans, tomatoes, pepper, onions among others.
Some farmers in the South-East have decried the high cost of fertilisers, noting that they have resorted to other sources of manure for their crops.
An AFAN official said that the rains which were predicted to stop by mid November would help the farmers in the ongoing late cultivation of crops.
