Theory question 109
Nigeria: People and Economy(a) Name: (i) two local craft industries and one town important for each in Nigeria (ii) two manufacturing industries and one town important for each in Nigeria.
(b) Using specific examples, describe any four problems facing local crafts industries in Nigeria
(c) In what three ways are these problems being solved?
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(a)(i) e.g. weaving/aso-oke – Iseyin; leather work – Kano/Sokoto; pottery – Abuja/Ilorin; brass work – Bida; wood carving – Awka/Benin; adire dyeing – Abeokuta
(ii) e.g. textiles – Kaduna; cement – Ewekoro/Sokoto; oil refining – Warri; vehicle assembly – Lagos; brewing – Aba
(b) Competition from cheap imported/factory goods; lack of capital and credit; old tools and low output; poor marketing and packaging; young people not learning the crafts; shortage of raw materials
(c) Government loans and small-scale industry schemes; trade fairs and exhibitions, tourism promotion; training centres and cooperatives; banning or taxing some imports; improved tools and designs
Name a real town for each craft and industry.