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AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA, THE CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD

AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA, THE CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD. THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. Over 170 million people Sustainable agro climatic conditions Availability of export market Rich vegetation to support a heavy population of livestock 79 million ha of arable land

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AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA, THE CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD

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  1. AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA, THE CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD

  2. THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR Over 170 million people Sustainable agro climatic conditions Availability of export market Rich vegetation to support a heavy population of livestock 79 million ha of arable land 267.7 billion m3 of water for irrigation 14 million ha of surface water 57.9 billion m3 of underground water 3.17 ha of irrigable land Source: Vision 2020 NTWG on Agriculture & Food Security: 2009

  3. THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 1970: Leading Producer Cocoa Palm Oil Groundnuts Cotton Rubber Hides and Skin GDP (Agric Contribution to GDP) - 60 % Export - 70% (Agriccontribution to Export) Local Food Needs (Met by local production) - 95% Source: Vision 2020 NTWG on Agriculture & Food Security: 2009

  4. THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 2013: Leading Producer Cassava GDP 26.8 % Import $11bn (Rice, Fish & Sugar) Source: Vision 2020 NTWG on Agriculture & Food Security: 2009

  5. THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL VISION “By year 2020, Nigeria aims at having a modern technologically enabled agricultural sector that fully exploits the vast agricultural resources of the country, ensures national food security and contributes significantly to foreign exchange earnings” Source: Vision 2020 NTWG on Agriculture & Food Security: 2009

  6. THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SUB-SECTOR Crops (85%) Livestock (10%) Fisheries(4%) Forestry(1%)

  7. FISHERIES SUB-SECTOR Distinct areas in Fisheries Offshore Onshore Brackish water Inland Capture Aquaculture Annual Fish Demand 2.7 million Metric Tons Annual Imports 1.9 million Metric Tonnes (N125.38 billion) Annual Local Production 800,000 Metric Tonnes (N52.8 billion) Source: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and FAO

  8. FISHERIES SUB-SECTORVISION Increased production by 1million Metric Tonnes in 4 years. Total value of country’s production N66 billion by 2017. Reach 67% self sufficiency reducing import by 25% yearly. Source: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  9. FISHERIES SUB-SECTORVISION Increase Fingerling production by 1.25 billion per year. Increase Production of Fish Feed by 400,000 MT per year. Increase Table size fish production by an additional 250,000 MT per year. Source: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  10. CHALLENGES IN AGRICULTURE Low public Investment Concentration on production rather than full value chain Concentration on inputs only at the expense of research Extension services Infrastructural development Planning, priority and target setting Reliable data generation and reporting Proper monitoring and evaluation Source: Vision 2020 NTWG on Agriculture & Food Security: 2009

  11. THE WAY FORWARD What if there is a technological solution that: Aids in the planning & prioritization process eliminating the need for a Consultant and expensive Business Plans; Replicate proven profitable farming practices and simplify them into daily/weekly tasks; Assist the farmer in efficiently monitoring farm operations whilst generating necessary reports; Assist farmers in purchasing inputs(Fingerlings/Feed) at very low prices; Provide a ready market for all harvests when ready for sale.

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