What are the main crops grown in Nigeria?
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What are the main crops grown in Nigeria? I am a farmer in my country but since I will be moving over to Nigeria soon I thought I should learn about some of the major crops grown in Nigeria. I hope to set up another farm once I am fully settled in Nigeria.
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The main crops grown in Nigeria are:
Beans
Maize (Corn)
Cassava.
Nigeria has held the title as the highest exporter of cassava in the world for several year. it is probably the main crop grown in Nigeria since some of the major foods eaten in Nigeria are by-products of cassava. Garri (eba), fufu, starch are some of the by-products of cassava. More than 90% of Nigerians eat eba at least twice in a week.
Beans should be second on the least. This crop is cultivated in Northern Nigeria, there is hardly a Nigeria that doesn’t know a single beans recipe. Several recipes are made by different ethnic group. It is also the main ingredients for moi moi – Nigerian beans pudding
Rice is the third on my list of main crops grown in Nigeria.
Other crops include
Yam
Tomatoes
Pears
Cashew
Mangoes
Millet
Okro
There are so many crops in Nigeria but the main crops includes; cassava and yam. These are the two crops that are planted and harvested in large quantities making the self sufficient. Export of these crops especially cassava has aided to the GDP of the country. Also it has feed the teaming population with food such as Garri, pounded yam, African salad, to mention but a few….These are the main crops grown in Nigeria because they are affordable and easy to cultivate. Cassava can be grown just within 6-7 months, as well as yams.
The main crops grown in Nigeria are cassava, maize, plantain, yam and vegetable (pumpkin).
1. Nigeria is known for exporting cassava in large quantities and cassava product(garri) is one of the most consumed food in Nigeria so people tend to plant cassava more in Nigeria to harvest for consumption and to make profit.
2. Maize is also found in all Nigeria homes because its Also in a high side of consumption and also to make profit(it can also be processed into other Nigeria common food like pap)
3. Plantain is another common food that is found in most Nigeria farms, it can also be processed into other food.
4. Yam is also common in Nigeria farms..it is planted for consumption and for commercial purposes…
5. Pumpkin leaves (ugu) is the most popular vegetable grown in Nigeria And it is most consumed in Nigeria homes compared to other vegetables…so it is one of the main crop grown in Nigeria.
There are quite a number of crops that grows in Nigeria. The country Nigeria sits on a land mass of about 356,574 Square miles, a great percentage of this land mass is arable – could be used for agricultural purposes.
From Kaduna state in the north to Ebonyi state in eastern Nigeria, there are large farms that grow most of the crops that are consumed as foods in Nigeria.
Some of the crops that are being grown in Nigeria includes
Soya beans
Corn (maize)
Egusi (Melon seeds)
Ogbono Seeds
Yam
Cassava
Beans
Rice
Guinea Corn
Cocoa
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Letus
Cucumbers
Banana
Plantain
Carrots
The main crops grown in Nigeria are
Corn
Yam
Beans
Potato
Melon
Cassava.
Most of them are grown in different area of Nigeria base of the amount of water, sunlight and other environment factors needed for the plant growth and survival.