“…Adeoye et al (2009) indicated that as a perishable crop, tomato has frequent variations in price even on a daily basis. On the other hand, though, ginger as an export commodity has recorded an annual price growth of 39% between 2008 and 2012 (Ewuziem, et al, 2015), and that the unit price for Nigeria ginger remains higher than the world average. Price provides the incentive to both producers and consumers; higher prices encourage more production by the producers but less consumption by the consumers, while low prices discourage production by the producers and encourage consumption by the consumers.…”