0 ▁tons ▁of ▁rice ▁to ▁T ogo . ▁Veg et ables ▁and ▁animals ▁move ▁across ▁these ▁borders ▁in ▁large ▁amounts ▁in ▁regular ▁patterns . ▁In ▁“ c ris is ▁years ” ▁where ▁local ▁cro ps ▁are ▁under produ ced , ▁Ben in ▁has ▁s our ced ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁corn ▁and ▁ 9 5 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁rice ▁from ▁T ogo , ▁and ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁rice ▁and ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁corn ▁from ▁Niger ia . ▁Niger ia ' s ▁ 1 7 0 ▁million ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁country ' s ▁income ▁from ▁oil ▁also ▁influence ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁Ben in ▁significantly . ▁Inform al ▁trade ▁between ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁Ben in ▁is ▁substantial . ▁Imp or ters ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁Niger ia ' s ▁high ▁tar iff ▁changes ▁and ▁por ous ▁borders ▁to ▁export ▁un record ed ▁rice , ▁p oul try ▁products ▁and ▁other ▁food ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁products ▁to ▁Niger ia . ▁Trade ▁sources ▁estimate ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁these ▁types ▁of ▁products ▁that ▁are ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Ben in ▁are ▁meant ▁for ▁on ward ▁sales ▁into ▁Niger ia ▁through ▁inform al ▁cross - border ▁trad ing ▁activities . ▁While ▁Niger ian ▁bro k ers ▁can ▁travel ▁up ▁to ▁far ms ▁in ▁Ben in ▁to ▁buy ▁veget ables , ▁local ▁buy ers ▁often ▁transport ▁their ▁f ruits , ▁mostly ▁p ine apple ▁and ▁or anges , ▁to ▁mark