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The agricultural sector in Nigeria comprises four sub-sectors: crop production, livestock, forestry, and fishing. Nigeria has a total agricultural area of 70.8 million hectares, [3] of which 34 million hectares are arable land, [7] 6.5 million hectares are used for permanent crops, and 30.3 million hectares are meadows and pastures. [8]
The main crops grown in the region are millet, sorghum, and cowpea, while groundnut and sesame are significant minor crops. [10] Wild foods also serve as an important supplement to the diet, especially during times of food shortage. [10] The bulk crops are grown during the rainy season which begins in June or July, [6] when the temperature is warm.
True biennials flower only once, while many perennials will flower every year once mature. The Sweet William Dwarf plant is a biennial plant. Biennials grown for flowers, fruits, or seeds are grown for two years, whereas those grown for edible leaves or roots are harvested after one year—and are not kept a second year to run to seed.
The following list, derived from the statistics of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), lists the most valuable agricultural products produced by the countries of the world. [1] The data in this article, unless otherwise noted, was reported for 2016.
The crop was a major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s and in 1970 the country was the second largest producer in the world but following investments in the oil sector in the 1970s and 1980s, Nigeria's share of world output declined. In 2010, cocoa production accounted for only 0.3% of agricultural GDP. [1]
In the mid-1970s, the aftermath of a drought in the sahel region, stagnant crop production and an oil boom led to the increase food prices and importation of food crops. [2] Food importation also shifted the food taste of an increasing urban class from locally produced crops to imported food such as rice and wheat, making Nigeria more dependent ...
The crop is produced in 24 of the country's 36 states. In 1999, Nigeria produced 33 million tonnes, while a decade later, it produced approximately 45 million tonnes, which is almost 19% of production in the world. The average yield per hectare is 10.6 tonnes. [1] Manihote sculenta/cassava
[citation needed] Examples such as the Niger Dam show the scope of this ambition. [citation needed] Additionally, the plan aimed to have greater cooperation between public and private sectors, as well as federal and regional governments. [citation needed] The Plan looked to address Nigeria's newfound postcolonial independence from the British ...