Nigerian agriculture is characterized by considerable regional and crop diversity. Analysis of this sector, particularly the food sub-sector, is fraught with serious data problems. However, the available statistics provide a broad overview of development in agriculture upon which we can make some broad generalizations about its role […]
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Nigeria a country blessed with diverse climatic and soil condition for the production of different agricultural produce, is the leading producer of irish potato in Sub-Saharan Africa with platea state producing about 200,000 MT of irish potatoes annually. Potato {Solanum tuberosum L.} belongs to the tuber crops […]
Read more →Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol; can be used as fuel alcohol, drinking alcohol, and grain alcohol. The common type of ethanol is the one found in alcoholic beverages. It is also used as fuel for cars and often called alcohol or spirit. Ethanol is generally produced by […]
Read more →Nigeria presently produces about 500,000 MT of Soybean annually making it the largest producer of the product on the African continent. Soybean is a legume which is produced in most the middle belt of the country with Benue state accounting for about 45% of the total production […]
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