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INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR LOCUST BEANS

LOCUST bean with botanical name Parkia Biglobosa is a seasoning that has continued to reign in many homes in Nigeria and Africa. The Tree that produces Locust Beans looks similar to a Palm Tree while the Tree and it's Pod also has lots of health benefits. Locust Beans is Internationally traded in Nigeria with the HS Code 121292. Nigeria exported 35,550 US Dollars worth of Locust Beans in the year 2020. Nigeria is ranked 26th in the Exportation of Locust Beans as at year 2020. Therefore, at TOSFAT Concepts International, we are encouraging Nigerians to enter into this emerging market as this will also boost our Foreign Exchange. Locust Beans can be taken in the fresh Seed, dried Seed or Powdered Forms. Traditional procedures of producing Locust Beans has gone in a long way to limit the output of productions. Traditional Producers can not produce more than 6kg Daily. Traditional procedures involves obtaining the seed from the Pod, drying the seed under the sun, boiling the seed, dehu