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Nigeria States And Their Produce by johndik(m): 10:54am On Jul 11, 2019 |
Groundnut production, Nigeria[/
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In Nigeria, the leading producing states
include: Niger, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara,Kebbi,
Sokoto, Katsina, Kaduna, Adamawa, Yobe,
Borno, Taraba, Plateau, Nasarawa, Bauchi,
and Gombe States (NAERL, 2011)
Oil palm in Nigeria grown in the coastal belt, which varies in depth from 100 to 150 miles, and a riverine belt which follows the valley of the Niger and Benue for a distance of 450 Miles from the sea. The main oil palm producing states are: Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Delta, Bayelsa, Ogun, Rivers, Anambra, Ondo, Enugu, Imo, Oyo, Abia, Edo, Ogun, with Cross River, Delta, Ondo and Edo being the highest exporters in commercial quantity [ [size=14pt]Cocoa production, Nigeria[/size] Although cocoa is mostly grown in fourteen of the Thirty-six Nigerian States, the main producing states (aside from Cross River, in the South East) are located in the South West of the country, which is the highest Cocoa producing region (80%), with most production areas located in: Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Edo the highest producing states in the country are : Ondo, Osun, Cross River, Ekiti, Oyo, Edo, Ogun http://www.fao.org/3/a-at586e.pdf Bitumen was first discovered in 1900, with focused exploration beginning in 1905. Bitumen deposits are found in Lagos State, Ogun State, Ondo State, and Edo State. Conoco has performed a technical and economic evaluation of these deposits, and believes there to be over Twenty-Seven Billion barrels of oil in these tar sands and bitumen seepages [ [size=14pt]Wheat production, Nigeria[/size] Nigeria’s domestic wheat production is small at 70,000 tons in MY 2013/2014. Nigeria’s northern states of Bornu, Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Zamfara, Katsina, Adamawa, Sokoto and Kebbi , are major wheat growing areas, where it is known by the local name "Alikama" [size=14pt]Sorghum production, Nigeria[/ size] Production is forecast up by about 10 percent to 6.5 million tons in 2013/2014 as compared with 5.9 million tons in the season of 2012/2013. Nigeria is the largest sorghum producer in Africa, accounting for about 71 percent of the total regional sorghum output, 30-40 percent of total African production, and is the second largest world producer after the United States. Main producing states are: Zamfara, Niger, Plateau, Katsina, Kaduna, Benue, Kano, Bauchi, Borno Cement Production: Nigeria is the largest cement producer in Africa, and Ogun state has the largest concentration of limestone deposits in Nigeria especially in and around Ewekoro and Ibeshe, more than 50% the metric tonnes of cement produced locally in Nigeria, comes from Ogun . Today, Ogun state is the new Cement Capital of Africa, producing the same amount of Cement as South Africa, the continent's second largest economy. Other important producing states are: Kogi state around Obajana, Edo state around Akoko Edo - Okpella, Cross river state around Mfamosing, and to a lesser extent Nkalagu in Enugu state and Ashaka in Gombe state [size=14pt]Gold reserves, Nigeria[/size] Primary belt stretches from Osun-Ondo States in the southwest to Niger, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kebbi States in the northwest. Already Ratel has a provengold reserve of over 620,000 ounces just in their Iperindo property in Osun state in addition to other exploration activities being carried out across the country Soya beans Production: Soybean was first introduced to Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria in 1908. Today, Nigeria is the largest producer of the crop for human and livestock feeds in West and Central Africa. At present, the major soybean producing states in the country are Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Plateau and Niger in the central regions. Other growing areas include, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Oyo, Jigawa, Borno, Bauchi, Lagos, Sokoto, Zamfara and FCT . The yield of soybean of 1,700 kg per hectare on research plots in Nigeria Cashew/ Cashew nut production, Nigeria: Since 2008, Nigeria has become the largest producer of cashew nuts in the world. Nigeria was last the largest producer of cashew in 2010. Cashew nut production trends have varied over the decades. While Nigeria is the world’s 6th largest producer of cashew fruits, with annual production volume of about 120,000 tonnes. The Cashew Industry also provides about 600,000 jobs and a total annual trade worth N24billion, thus making the sector a major contributor to Nigeria’s non-oil GDP .It is widely grown in the southern states of Nigeria. Especially: Enugu, Oyo, Anambra, Kogi, Osun, Abia, Ondo, Benue, Cross River, Imo, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Kwara Cassava: Cassava (Manihot esculenta) production is vital to the economy of Nigeria as the country is the world's largest producer of the commodity. 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.- And it is a staple in many parts of the country. In Nigeria, cassava production is well-developed as an organized agricultural crop. It has well- established multiplication and processing techniques for food products and cattle feed. Main producing states are Imo, Ondo, Anambra, Kogi, Taraba, Cross River, Enugu, Ogun, Benue, Delta, Edo Coal Reserves, Nigeria: In 1909, coal was discovered in Enugu, Nigeria. The Ogbete drift mine opened six years later. The Ogbete mine's operations and others in the country were merged into a new corporation in 1950: The Nigerian Coal Corporation. Nigeria's coal industry suffered a blow in the 1950s when oil was discovered. Up until this point, the Nigerian Railway Corporation was the largest consumer of coal in the country. However, after the discovery of oil, the Railway Corporation began to replace its coal burning trains with diesel-powered engines. [b]Nigeria still holds large coal reserves, estimated to be at least 2 billion metric tons . The discovery of bituminous coal suitable for use in coke production for the iron and steel industries opens up potential new domestic markets. With the loss of its largest domestic consumers, the NCC began exporting coal to Italy and the United Kingdom, as its low sulfur content is desirable one of the most bituminous in the world). The main Coal producing states in Nigeria are: Kogi, Enugu, Benue and Plateau Coal Mining in the Enugu district more to come ...... Cotton: Cotton as a major cash crop, is of considerable social and economic importance to Nigeria.Cotton/textile activities are widespread in the country. Cotton production in Nigeria dates back to 1903 with the British Cotton Growers Association taking the lead until 1974. The traditional cotton growing areas are concentrated in Northern and South Western Nigeria, In the Savannah belts of the country: Kaduna, Ondo, Kano, Katsina ,Oyo, Kwara, Ogun Zamfara, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria States And Their Produce by pahoehoe: 11:10am On Jul 11, 2019 |
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Re: Nigeria States And Their Produce by Salvador1: 3:52pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
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