Tiger Nut Export from Nigeria Explained
16 October 2026 - Naira BriefingTiger nut — the base of the drink kunun aya — is a health-food export prized abroad for tiger-nut milk and flour. It sells in dollars, tying growers’ income to the naira via the exchange rate.
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From farm to export
- Farming and harvest — grown mainly in the north.
- Processing — cleaned, dried or processed into milk and flour.
- Export — sold to health-food buyers abroad, in dollars.
Why dollars matter to farmers
Global prices are set in dollars, so a farmer’s naira earnings move with the price and the exchange rate — the same economics as egusi and moringa. A fair conversion on proceeds keeps more value at home, and export finance can fund the season.
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