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Providing employment for 70% of the population, agriculture is a major source of economic activity in Nigeria .


MAJOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS


Crops


The following are major crops grown in Nigeria:

  • beans

  • benne seed (sesame)

  • cashew nuts

  • cassava

  • cocoa

  • groundnuts

  • gum arabic

  • kolanut

  • maize (corn)

  • melon

  • millet

  • palm kernels

  • palm oil

  • plantains

  • rice

  • rubber

  • sorghum

  • soybeans

  • yams

  • carrots



Livestock


The following are often reared as livestock:

  • cows

  • asses

  • ducks

  • geese

  • goats

  • chicken

  • guinea fowls

  • pigeons

  • pigs

  • sheep

  • turkey



REFERENCE

Agriculture & Animals Motherland Nigeria

http://www.agronigeria.com AgroNigeria: Nigeria's Agricultural Mouthpiece