20/03/2025
Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew in 2024, with export values rising to ₦4.4 trillion; a 257 percent increase from the previous year’s ₦1.2 trillion. This growth solidifies agriculture as the country’s third-largest export contributor, accounting for 5.7 percent of Nigeria’s total exports ₦77 trillion.
While crude oil 71 percent and other oil products 17 percent remain dominant, the sector’s rapid expansion highlights progress in reducing reliance on hydrocarbons. Superior-quality cocoa beans led exports at ₦1.7 trillion, followed by standard-quality cocoa beans ₦679 billion and sesame seeds ₦613 billion.
We can see clearly, How Agriculture has contributed immensely to the Nigerian, so it's a sector the Government and it's citizens can't overlook because it contributes to every Nation.
Credit: BusinessDay Intelligence
