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Today I will be talking about some cash crops in Nigeria, So before I get started, let us start by understanding what cash crops are.
WHAT ARE CASH CROPS
Cash crops can be said to be crops that are grown to be sold so as to make profit. Most farmers make a living with cash crops, so the price of the cash crops depends on demand and also the distance is to be shipped and other factors, some of these common cash crops include, wheat, coffee beans and corn.
Nigeria is a country that has so many cash crops even before crude oil was discovered and its uses in Nigeria. One sector Nigeria was so good at then was the agricultural sector. Nigeria was based on agricultural products then, not until petroleum took the lead.
In Nigeria, our agricultural sector is gradually improving, thanks to the government for trying to revive this sector, but there is still need for industrial upgrade which could aim in making it easy and cheap for crop cultivation.
CASH CROPS IN NIGERIA
Nigeria has lots of cash crops, due to our favourable weather climate. Talking about cash crops that can be found here, it can be grouped into tree cash crops and root crops, but let's consider some of them at random.
RICE
Rice is one important and known food in Nigeria, it is a food eaten by all. Funny enough, its now a tradition in Nigeria to eat rice every Sunday, as a lot of people consume rice alot on this day. In Africa, Nigeria has upper hand in rice production producing millions of tonnes a year.
Rice is produced in Nigeria in these states, Enugu, Kano, Benue, Kaduna, Cross river, Niger and some states also not listed here.
YAM
Another consumed food in Nigeria is yam, its massive production can also be used to make profits. Yams are cultivated in Nigeria in these states: Abuja, Ondo, Adamawa, Ekiti, Imo, Edo and some other states.
MAIZE
Maize is popular in Nigeria, it is also referred to as corn. It can be cooked, roasted, or as pop corn. Nigeria been the largest in Africa when it comes to maize product.
In Nigeria, you can find maize in all states but these states has upper hand in maize produce, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa, Niger.
GROUNDNUT
Nigeria ranking third in the production of groundnut which is also referred to as peanut. Can be said to be mostly produced in much quality in the northern part of Nigeria.
States in Nigeria groundnut is produced in large quantity are, Sokoto, Taraba, yobe and other states not mentioned.
COCOA
Cocoa gave rise to Nigerian economy back then, before the discovery of crude oil. Cocoa in Nigeria is a popular agricultural crop exported to other places. Nigeria taking third in cocoa exportation.
Other cash crops are
Cotton
Sugarcane
Kolanut
Wheat
Cashew nuts
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