INCREDIBLE AND EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES NIGERIA

Agriculture

Nigeria has large tracts of arable land, which makes agriculture an important sector of the economy. The agricultural sector contributes 25% of Nigeria’s GDP. Crop production dominates the sector, accounting for 22.6% of GDP alongside livestock (17%), fisheries (0.5%), and forestry (0.3%). Investment opportunities are available in mechanized crop production; food processing and preservation; beef processing and packaging; fruit juices and canned fruits; beverages and confectionary; cash crop processing; exploitation of timber and wood processing; livestock; horticulture development; agricultural input supplies and machinery; water resources development and fabrication of appropriate small-scale mechanized technologies; development of private irrigation facilities; production of improved seeds and agro-chemicals; production of veterinary drugs; and market research.