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High-quality cocoa beans are Nigeria's largest agricultural export. The crop accounted for N74.65 billion of total agricultural exports in the fourth quarter of 2022. ...

Agriculture contributed 19.63% to nominal GDP in the first quarter of 2023. This figure was lower than the share recorded in the first quarter of 2022 and in the fourth quarter of 2022 which were 21.09% and 24.90% respectively. However, the sector contributed 21.66% of total GDP in real terms in the...

In the fourth quarter of 2022 ‘superior quality cocoa beans’ had the highest export value in Nigeria at N74.65 billion, followed by ‘sesame seeds,’ with N38.56 billion and ‘standard quality cocoa beans’ with N14.16 billion. The main agricultural products imported in the fourth quarter...

While Nigeria has banned the importation of rice through its land borders, the country still imports rice via its shipping ports in order to meet local demand....