Popular Markets in Katsina

Popular Markets in Katsina State.

Below is the list of Popular Markets in Katsina State, Nigeria.

Charanchi Central Market

Charanchi Central Market is dominated by large bulls and cattle sellers, a major second hand market for tools, clothes, machinery, equipments, electronics, mobile handsets and smartphones. A place where you can buy clean and very cheap generators, laptops, flat screen LCD, Plasma, LED and smart TV.

Maiadua International Market.
The market is international serving as exchange point between Nigeria and Niger Republic. Livestock, including cattle, ship, goats, camels, donkeys, and horses are the main commodities mainly from Niger, while grains such as maize, sorghum, millet, and soybean come mainly from Nigeria.

Dandume Market
Dandume market is one of the big markets in Katsina State that deal mainly in agricultural produce ranging from assorted grains, tubers, fruits and vegetables.
The market is located in Dandume local government area of Katsina state. And it is priced twice weekly, which is Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Most produce that comes to the market are mainly supplied by small and medium scale farmers from villages in and around Dandume LGA.

Bakori Market
The market started as a unit of Bakori main market before it was relocated to its present location at Yashe road, opposite Bakori local government secretariat in 1992.

Major commodities traded in the market include maize, guinea corn, millet, beans, rice, groundnut, soya beans, pepper as well as cocoyam and sweet potatoes. The commodities are mainly supplied by the peasant and large scale farmers from the nooks and crannies of the local government area such as Tsiga, Barde, Kwantakwaram, Dawan Muasa, Kakumi, Guga, Yan’Kwani and Kurami.

Farmers from other local governments of the state such as Faskari, Sabuwa, Funtua, Malumfashi, Danja, Kafur also find the market as an avenue to sell their farm produce.