Agriculture in Nigeria
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Providing employment for 70% of the population, agriculture is a major source of economic activity in Nigeria[citation needed].
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[edit] Major agricultural products
[edit] Crops
The following are major crops grown in Nigeria:
- beans
- benne seed (sesame)
- cashew nuts
- cassava
- cocoa
- groundnuts
- gum arabic
- kolanut
- maize (corn)
- melon
- millet
- palm kernels
- palm oil
- plantains
- rice
- rubber
- sorghum
- soybeans
- yams
- carrots
[edit] Livestock
The following are often reared as livestock:
- cattle
- donkey
- ducks
- geese
- goats
- chicken
- guinea fowls
- pigeons
- pigs
- sheep
- turkey
[edit] Reference
Agriculture & Animals Motherland Nigeria
http://www.agronigeria.com AgroNigeria: Nigeria's Agricultural Mouthpiece
