Topic: The underrating of Local made products. (Read 110 times)

Well, it all depends oo. If na those Aba made wey people dey do come dey fix those logos on top by pirating the copy of the original ones for Nigerians, I go talk say that one na purely for people to patronize them, because of the way wey Nigerians they fascinating about using those kinds of products for their lifestyles and big man things.

But, that no mean say na only pirating we sabi, them get companies wey dey into franchising too and them dey franchise for the sake of the reputation wey those big brands don already create for world. And in every franchising, you go dey remit something give the franchisors wey get the original business and products and them too go monitor the standard of the productions or products wey you dey sell in their name since realistically, them no fit open all those branch across the world themselves. In this regard, you no fit see fault for inside the business wey d person dey do.

Series of factors contribute to this menace in our local industry and consequently hinder the progress of the industry and the nation at large. The number one in the list is our government. Nigerian government is not playing her part to support the local industries with the maximum support needed to showcase their skills and talents with utmost production. Aside the lack of government support, majority of this local producers are not giving their best while they aim to make much profits just like the foreign counterpart.

Nobody will be interested in paying more and getting low quality products. We have to be realistic with ourselves, Nigerian made are below substandard. Before crying out for patronage and support, you must prove yourself worthy of that support. I know one must definitely start from somewhere but this local producers are not ready to improve. Just a simple survey will prove that the few individuals patronizing the locally made, up to 70% will definitely complain of the low quality. This type of feedback is one among the reasons why people are avoiding local products. I bet you, if those producers can improve themselves and their products quality, people will definitely patronize them.

It's lack of confidence on their own products that make them to imitate foreign brands so they can market the products. If the products are of needed quality, there won't be need for trademark and copyright infringement before selling out the products. There is no offense in being unique. They need support from all of us and government but we also deserve more from them. At least, we can be confident that we are not supporting mediocrity.

For me I think that is far from it, they are not putting those logo of foreign companies just for profit sake but if the purpose too extends to it at the end of it they are still okay with it. The purpose na because of patronage. Dem sabi say naija people no dey like buy Nigerian products but foreign so dem go do those products and put same logo so that person go see and think say na same foreign product. But you go still know say no be original from even the logo wey dem no put well, some logo are hafhardzardly fixed, foreign logo is usually well customised. Moreover, the prices too no dey be the same thing. So if government support dem in the investment and patronage regulations dem go do well.

You're not far from the truth. Our local producers has been much to be defaulted on why the local products are being disregarded because they fails to advice in the quality of their produces. I can also remember those days I prefer to putting on canvas shoes, I'm only affordable to purchase the local made back in the days and just a one time wore of the shoe, believe it bro, it wouldn't be exciting to put it on over again and even the textile material clothes is something that's not being interesting to put on.

A lot to be put in considerations is real backsliding our local products behind and I don't know if it's as a result that they're not reachable to quality items that's used to produce those quality materials or is it that they also understood that the country has been a die hard struggling economy so they'd just have us with those inferior products so that it could be also affordable for the masses.
If you look at the foreign made products, you can as much see far price difference between both that's to say getting to the market you'd be encountered with inferior and quality materials with different prices so it's your choice to decide which one you could afford.
But on a summary our local producers really have to make reviews and put more efforts to their local productions so we can all be beneficial to it and rocking our local mades with prides.

If the government it self can help or put more effort with our products and with our producers and manufacturing companies, then you'll know that local made products are not to be underrated mostly in this Nigerian because we got skills wasting all over the States. Most people just need a little support to elevate their products more higher then they are now but the government they aren't supportive 😔, just like what someone said that look at ABA there's nothing you'll look for that you won't get and it's same standard without the international products but not same quality. So what they are looking for it's just the sponsor so that they can get the same quality with the international products.

So underrating local made products it's wrong because we are also helping ourselves here, okay like our local rice if the government put more effort towards it do you think we need any international Rice no we don't. You can check very clearly Nigeria will be among the best local made producers in Africa but the thing is that we don't value our own makes, we think the foreigners are more smarter than us in every ways yes they're but we're also smart. They need our products we also need there products because we Nigerian can do what the international can do, mostly we are the ones condemning our local made products but other African countries value there owns so if only the government can support the local made products then you'll know that we Nigerian we got talents but it's hidden right now they just need a creative and helpful, productive hands current as we are speaking then no one will underrate our local made products anymore.

If we are to view from another angle, our people and even some of you commenting have this strong believe and trust in any products as far as it comes from a white man country, this is the problem.

That the sole reason most sub-standard product are shipped to African countries not just Nigeria, because of our mentality about home made products. Till we debunk and get rid of this lies we will keep depending.
I would leave you to Test run products Imported to Nigeria with same used outside Africa and check if is of same quality.

The people (masses) are the problem not the products.

I disagree with you here. Based on what i have seen i am certain that there are some products that we can actually match to the standards of products we import from overseas. It's just that we Nigerians do not value products made within our countries. One good day i went to buy a bulb, funny enough i bought a bulb locally made here in Nigeria, i was pleased to see the brightness and the durability if the bulb so i got the China made one too. I did some comparisons i found that there is no difference form the one made in Nigeria and the one made in China. Infact the brightness of the local products was way better than that of China. Have you eaten our locally made rice? It tastes sweet and natural. Perhaps we should start patronizing our local products then we will see how quality they are at last.

Seriously our local product dey, but most people prefer foreign products to our own naija made products because dem believe say, most of the things wey we Dey produce for naija no be original, people have confidence in foreign products more than our own products, because some of our products no Dey go well at all. Make I use rice as example, if no be say dem ban foreign rice now, people no Dey like eat local rice because it’s not always properly processed, you go Dey see stone anyhow, so people prefer to eat foreign one wey go Dey clean well.

It is because many among the locally made products are inferior, which is normal. But there should also be good ones which can be expensive.

If you do something good, people will know. Example is the cables made in Nigeria which are one of the best in the world.

While on the one hand, we tend to belittle our local product because of how inferior some of them have proven to be overtime, there are exceptional cases when our local product will always be preferred to imported product anyway, anytime.

If i go to the context you are referring to, I guess you're talking about production of similar product that's just like Nike, that's of the Aba version instead of focusing on creating a unique local brand that can get popular to the extent of being exported out of the country. Part of the reasons why they do this is because they just want to drive more sales and the idea is to creat similar product that has similar look with Nike and then reduce the price such that an average man that can't offord tge original Nike can afford the local one that's in most cases inferior. If you're q football person that buys booth on a regular you will know why they underate locally made goodsost especially booths. You buy this local booth and then it's beautiful and has this brilliant look like the original version only for you to use it for less than one week and then the booth tears off into something you can't really explain.

The thing is a two sided problem. On the one hand, local manufacturers aren't putting in the needed time and resource in ensuring that what they are producing is of high standard while on the other hand, local buyers don't even want to patronize most locally made product that are expensive and you know to produce a quality product demands money and local producers are left with no option than to copy already existing brands and recreat it for sales in the market which at the end of the day doesnt have similar value and quality like the original ones.

You are right about Nigeria having talented and well gifted individuals in production but just as I usually say that no matter what we produce here, you can't match it up with international standards and that is basically because our government do not create an enabling environment for her citizen to showcase their talents and skills, so that they can possibly sponsor them to acquire more knowledge that will bring out the best that can match up with international standards. What I observed is that few of us that went abroad to get more knowledge on production, after being certified, the foreign countries usually hire them to work for them and considering the current state of our country and it's economy, no one will decline such an offer so these are the part of the many reasons why our economy is not growing and to me, it's all as a result of the selfish interests of our political leaders.

Nigerians are talented and gifted with skills in both entrepreneurships and productions but at times we hinders our credibilities of global recognitions in a way that we don't feel proud of our produces as local mades.

You can imagine for example Aba and Onitsha where that are popularly know for industrial and international market places could produce some quality materials and items as a copyright or imitating of an existed materials but instead these our local producers to name it after their own products, they tag it to be the same products names where they copied it from.
This can actually be default of the laws as impersonation but to be frank, we can actually produce a unique one differed from the existed ones. Lot of creative Nigerians do really have those potential skills to produce quality products which they can actually be tagged to say it is makes in Nigeria Aba, Onitsha Nigeria or elsewhere within our local regions.

Or do I say they are trying to get us deceived that even after producing those products here their intentions is to sell it out as part of imported products so as to make more profits?
If so, I think they fails to understand that there'd be more values in firms if they're being commended and widely recognized and accepted on their endivoirs of productivities.
To some extends, we the fellow Nigerians are the cause why the the local producers disguises their products to be foreign made  because we belittles home made products nomatter how high quality it may be but chooses to recommends the foreign products.

I hope we get to learn and help ourselves too so we can actualize an affordable economy system.