A standing ovation to Nigeria, according to FAO( 2019)Nigeria is the highest producers of the following crops in the world . These are;
1. Cassava
2. Melon seed
3. Cowpea dry
4. Yam
5. Cocoyam
6. Kolanuts
7. Sheanut
Nigeria is the second highest producer of the following
a) fonio
b)Sorghum
c)Ginger
d)Cashew
e)Sweet potatoes
f)Okra
These crops mentioned above has a lot of business opportunities to explore. During the harvesting season of these crops, there is always a lot of supply and some will rot away because we haven’t created effective demand for them, We would look at some of the ways we could explore these opportunities as stated below;
1.Industrial uses:
Most of these agro produce have industrial uses, you can identify them and have understanding of the specification that the factory needs and start supplying. E.g, Sorghum is used in the production of beer and malt. Cassava is used by pharmaceutical companies, breweries, food companies etc. This is an opportunity to leverage on. Some of these agro produce can be supplied processed or unprocessed depending on the factory specification.
2. Logistics: there is a huge opportunity in the provision of logistic services.
There is a big margin between the price of agro produce from the rural area where it is harvested and cities where it is consumed, if one can leverage on the supply of logistics between where it is harvested and the cities. It will be a big source of revenue.
3.Processing and Packaging
Among these list there are some products that can be processed and packaged from the comfort of your house or kitchen. It could also be started on a small scale production and then scale up as demand increases. One only needs some machines and the technical knowhow to start production. Agro produce like fonio is still in it teething stage as most people don’t know about its health benefits. Do you know that you could bring in different flavour of cashew into the market and that can be done from your kitchen for a start ?

4.Export
Some of the above mentioned agro produce can be exported, all you need to do is to get an export license then find buyers which can be done over the internet. One can form a cooperative of sort to raise the reqired finance when starting out.
5.Creating Innovative platform around this value chain.
There is so much value that can be derived from agricultural produce when the value chain is created and this could be arranged with the help of technology. One can create a platform for the value chain to strive and then leverage on the value each stalkholder brings to the platform.

While this Covid period has been challenging, Agro business value chain has created ample opportunities for people to leverage on.
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