Good day everyone
Today I will be talking about some cash crops in Nigeria, So before I get started, let us start by understanding what cash crops are.
WHAT ARE CASH CROPS
Cash crops can be said to be crops that are grown to be sold so as to make profit. Most farmers make a living with cash crops, so the price of the cash crops depends on demand and also the distance is to be shipped and other factors, some of these common cash crops include, wheat, coffee beans and corn.
Nigeria is a country that has so many cash crops even before crude oil was discovered and its uses in Nigeria. One sector Nigeria was so good at then was the agricultural sector. Nigeria was based on agricultural products then, not until petroleum took the lead.
In Nigeria, our agricultural sector is gradually improving, thanks to the government for trying to revive this sector, but there is still need for industrial upgrade which could aim in making it easy and cheap for crop cultivation.
CASH CROPS IN NIGERIA
Nigeria has lots of cash crops, due to our favourable weather climate. Talking about cash crops that can be found here, it can be grouped into tree cash crops and root crops, but let's consider some of them at random.
RICE
Rice is one important and known food in Nigeria, it is a food eaten by all. Funny enough, its now a tradition in Nigeria to eat rice every Sunday, as a lot of people consume rice alot on this day. In Africa, Nigeria has upper hand in rice production producing millions of tonnes a year.
Rice is produced in Nigeria in these states, Enugu, Kano, Benue, Kaduna, Cross river, Niger and some states also not listed here.
YAM
Another consumed food in Nigeria is yam, its massive production can also be used to make profits. Yams are cultivated in Nigeria in these states: Abuja, Ondo, Adamawa, Ekiti, Imo, Edo and some other states.
MAIZE
Maize is popular in Nigeria, it is also referred to as corn. It can be cooked, roasted, or as pop corn. Nigeria been the largest in Africa when it comes to maize product.
In Nigeria, you can find maize in all states but these states has upper hand in maize produce, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa, Niger.
GROUNDNUT
Nigeria ranking third in the production of groundnut which is also referred to as peanut. Can be said to be mostly produced in much quality in the northern part of Nigeria.
States in Nigeria groundnut is produced in large quantity are, Sokoto, Taraba, yobe and other states not mentioned.
COCOA
Cocoa gave rise to Nigerian economy back then, before the discovery of crude oil. Cocoa in Nigeria is a popular agricultural crop exported to other places. Nigeria taking third in cocoa exportation.
Other cash crops are
Cotton
Sugarcane
Kolanut
Wheat
Cashew nuts
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Nice, various agricultural product in your Country, very fertile land to cultvate. Thank you.
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Hello @obikay. Glad to see your post on DreemPort. Our yam in the above image seems to be from a site that claims copyright but don't worry, the post is screened through at DreemPort since it's your first day at the Port. Hehe.
Hope to see more of your involvement with us.
Well Done
Thank you bro
Those are awesome crops. I often see yam being mentioned in other posts by fellow #dreemers here in Hive. It seems it is one of your country's staple food?
Hello @obikay, the information you present about commercial crops in Nigeria is very interesting, it was interesting. However, you present it as an academic work, did you take the information from some research source? If so, it would be very good if you mentioned it in some way in the post. But I would very much like to see the information you present but in a more personal way, remember that Hive is a Social Network, many greetings and my wishes of success for you 😃.
I'm not sure that yam photography is copyright free, rather I think it is not. If so, you must remove it or replace it with another that is.
Nigeria is blessed with so much food. I love maize
I did not know coffee was grown in Nigeria. Agriculture is vital for any country, if you can make your country self-sufficient and feed your people then you will be doing well.
This is an interesting topic, if I were you I would make it more personal, for example say which is your favourite and if you grow or know of anyone who has cash crops.
I popped in from #dreemport
So, my State, Akwa Ibom do not have any cash crops..... I am so pained 🥺
Wow!!!..Akwa ibom do...they have alot..you guys are really trying...
Oh really? Can you tell me some of them? Now, my spirit just lighten up a bit 🥺🙈