86% of the land in Nigeria is for agriculture (http://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=life+expectancy+in+the+world#ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=ag_lnd_agri_zs&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=country:BFA:BWA:NGA&ifdim=country&tdim=true&hl=en&dl=en)#

How is it that any Nigerian is starving?  We have enough farm land to feed all our people and export the rest around the world.  Why do we import so much food with all this land?  Is it due to our technology?  Do we not have nenough tractors or farm tools?  Are our agricultural policies not benefitting us?  What is wrong??

A lot of Nigerians wants to do office work. No one wants to get dirty. Government is not helping matters either. Lack of finance and machinery. New skills have to be taught. In fact, I plan on investing in the Agricultural sector. I hope houses are not built on all the lands before then.

There are 4 reasons I can adduce for this.
1,  Corruption
2,  Visionless leadership. ( Who cannot see beyond Crude oil proceeds)
3, Poor govt policies on agric, lack of enabling environment etc
When we have good and selfless leaders at all levels of govt, perhaps things will change for the better

the problems are legion. but the one that readily comes to mind is the lack of processing technology.every thing is taken or sold[exported] in the raw form.which we later import after being processed by other coountries.we import them at sky high prices.

Please do not invest in agriculture in nigeria. If you do you will cry. I have been an industrial farmer for the past seven years

adelegan1:

Please do not invest in agriculture in nigeria. If you do you will cry. I have been an industrial farmer for the past seven years

What happened? Tell me your story?

agricultural sector is a very promisin sector with almost 40-80% return profit. Nigeria is bless with good land 4 farmin and other agricultural activities but a personal responsibility is need we dnt ve to wait on government people are makin millions yearly in fishing, raisin bird, raisin cattle even exportin farm product. All you need is a comprehensive knowledge about your area of intesest. Courage and effort are nothin without purpose and direction.

@RDbusiness , Pleas have you seen anybody that make million in nigeria agriculture it is a very big lie. the people that are into agriculture are only doing it fun and most of them are retired nigeria politician.

Alot of fish farmer are running away from the business. Im a arable crop farmer and i have been farming 50 hectares of land with poultry and fish farming.


The main problem of agriculture in nigeria is labour and not really finance.

Agriculture can on profitable if only farmer have the approriate technology

Tell northern nigeria is the only region of the country that can farm because they have cheap labour.

Please i beg you dont invest in agriculture if you do you will cry and loose money.

Farmers suffer alot after planting and harvesting cassava take the cassave to processing company and they buy one tonne for 7000 Naira only.


The average cost of leasing one hectare of land is 10,000 naira, tractor for ploughing,4000 naira,arrrow 3000 naira, ridges 4000 naira, herbercide 2500 naira, stem for planting 40,000 naira, diseal 7500 naira, Tractor men 6000 naira,fertilizer 10,000 naira

cost of labour
6000, for aplying fertilizer
6000 naira to plant 1 hectare
6000 naira to apply herbide
30,000 naira for harvesting
30,000 naira cost of transportation factory
10,000 miscellaneous expenses


Lets add up the cost of production and see if it is profitable.

10000+4000+3000+4000+2500+40,000+7500+6000+10,000+6000+6000+6000+30,000+10,000==175,000 naira

The best average yield expected is between 15 to 25 tonne. Bumper harvest 30 tonnes . After 9 month

cost of production =175,000 naira

sale of cassava= 7000 x25= 175,000 naira

My friend you you can only make little or no profit.

@adelegan1
How much of a farmer subsidy would you need to be a profitable farmer?

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Only with appropriate technology that will reduce the cost of labour will agriculture become profitable. It is expensive for farmers in nigeria to get the appropriate technology.

The problem Militating agst agricultural with we study in our secondary school are still there in fact more has been added.In this Hitech world our farmers are still tilling the soil with rudimentry implements known as hoe & cutlass.
                             To get Ferterlizers is another ball game,no loan to farmer imagine 11 farmers grouped to collect #100,000 loan and each part with #10000 bribe to get loan form approved then co-op banks said they dont have enough fund ,considered the fallen prices of farm produce which rise & fall like stocks,dont forget the obj deception that cassava will sell like hot cake  that we cannot meet china's demand ,lack of storage & processing facilities every season tomatoes , plantains,yams,beans,,mangoes,vegetables waste away for nothing,low price of farm produce during harvest season, or think about the damage pests and diseases does to seeds,crops before and after harvest. The long wait by farmers b4 they harvest thier crops-yams- 6 mnths,cassava 1yr,maize 4 months, have you forgotten the Birth flu menace poultry farmers knows best some are still waiting 4 compensation.
                There is high overhead cost- grass cutting,buying seeds,ferterlisers,weedingchemicals,transportaion,hiring labourers.the is lack of farm machines-find out the cost of garri,Rice or palm oil processing machines it is quoted in millions. One State Govt. Bought only 20 Tractors for his entire state!For now is difficult to practice commercial agricultre in naija only susistence i,e for family consumption writing about the problem of agric will take several pages let me stop 4 now.

Why doesn't the government subsidizze the farmers? Give them N10,000 or N20,000 a month. Then they also get what they produce. This will make sure they are paid well so they can overproduce and export. This will create foreign revenue also create jobs.