Nigeria’s population population is estimated to be 165,000,000 making Nigeria the most populous country in Africa and one of the top ten most populous countries in the world. As a result of this huge population, there is a high demand for animal protein to meet the dietary […]
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Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds. Cotton […]
Read more →Providing employment for a large section of the population, agriculture remains a major source of economic activity in Nigeria. In Nigeria, agriculture has remained the largest sector of the economy. It generates employment for about 70% of Nigeria’s population and contributes about 40% to the Gross Domestic […]
Read more →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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