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Nigeria produces 66,576 tons of wheat with projected consumption for 2019 at 5M tons. This puts Nigeria’s production world share of wheat at 0.0%. 🌾 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria produces 66,576 tons of wheat with projected consumption for 2019 at 5M tons. This puts Nigeria’s production world share of wheat at 0.0%. 🌾 

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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14% of farmers in Nigeria are women who own and head their own farms and likely grow more cash crops than male managed farms.👩‍🌾 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

14% of farmers in Nigeria are women who own and head their own farms and likely grow more cash crops than male managed farms.👩‍🌾

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria is the world's largest producer of cowpea with a production world share of 46% and 57% share in world exports. #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria is the world's largest producer of cowpea with a production world share of 46% and 57% share in world exports.

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Although Nigeria is the world's 7th largest producer of chili pepper, its export of the product amounts to about $21,000. 🌶 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Although Nigeria is the world's 7th largest producer of chili pepper, its export of the product amounts to about $21,000. 🌶

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria is the world's 11th largest producer of mangoes with production price close to $200 per ton. 🥭 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria is the world's 11th largest producer of mangoes with production price close to $200 per ton. 🥭 

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria produces about 300,000 tons of coconuts with production price of $340.60 per ton. 🥥 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria produces about 300,000 tons of coconuts with production price of $340.60 per ton. 🥥

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Although Nigeria produces about 300,000 tons of seed cotton, it imports around 6.5M kg of cottonseed oil. #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Although Nigeria produces about 300,000 tons of seed cotton, it imports around 6.5M kg of cottonseed oil. 

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Between 2012 & 2013, only 6.7% of goat-rearing households vaccinated their livestock. This number was 8.2% for sheep-rearing households.🐐🐑 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Between 2012 & 2013, only 6.7% of goat-rearing households vaccinated 
their livestock. This number was 8.2% for sheep-rearing households.🐐🐑 

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria is the world's 4th largest producer however, the 46th biggest exporter of sweet potatoes with average production price of $313.30 per metric ton. 🍠 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria is the world's 4th largest producer however, the 46th biggest exporter of sweet potatoes with average production price of $313.30 per metric ton. 🍠

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria is the world's 11th largest producer of tomatoes, produced by 48 million farmers. 🍅 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria is the world's 11th largest producer of tomatoes, produced by 48 million farmers. 🍅 

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria produces 1.3M tons of potatoes, however, with a potato seed import weight of 726,447 kg. 🥔 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria produces 1.3M tons of potatoes, however, with a potato seed import weight of 726,447 kg. 🥔

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Between 2012 and 2013, only 16.4% of cattle-rearing households in Nigeria vaccinated their livestock. 🐄🥩 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Between 2012 and 2013, only 16.4% of cattle-rearing households in Nigeria vaccinated their livestock. 🐄🥩

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Only 16% of smallholders in Nigeria have access to motorized equipment, while farm input expenses account for 20% of value of production. Therefore, smallholders source for labour mainly from family members. 👩‍🌾 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Only 16% of smallholders in Nigeria have access to motorized equipment, while farm input expenses account for 20% of value of production. Therefore, smallholders source for labour mainly from family members. 👩‍🌾

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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With production quantity of 7.2M tons, Nigeria is the world's 4th largest producer of fresh vegetables. Despite only 2% of smallholder lands being irrigated, vegetable yield in Nigeria is close to 95,000 hg/ha. 🥦🥕🍅🥒 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

With production quantity of 7.2M tons, Nigeria is the world's 4th largest producer of fresh vegetables. Despite only 2% of smallholder lands being irrigated, vegetable yield in Nigeria is close to 95,000 hg/ha. 🥦🥕🍅🥒

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Although, Nigeria is the world's 8th largest producer of pineapples, it only exports $10,000 worth of the fruit. 🍍 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Although, Nigeria is the world's 8th largest producer of pineapples, it only exports $10,000 worth of the fruit. 🍍

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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45% of Nigerian farmers use fertilizers. The dominant fertilizers in Nigerian farming are N-P-K, Nitrogen & Phosphorus and Ammonium Sulphate fertilizers. #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

45% of Nigerian farmers use fertilizers. The dominant fertilizers in Nigerian farming are N-P-K, Nitrogen & Phosphorus and Ammonium Sulphate fertilizers.

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria is the 2nd largest producer of okra in the world; producing at an average price of $1,140 per ton. #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria is the 2nd largest producer of okra in the world; producing at an average price of $1,140 per ton. 

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity
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Nigeria produces 83K tons of fonio (hungry rice) making it the world's 2nd largest producer. The grain is cultivated over an area of 191,770 ha of Nigeria's land. 🌾 #agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity

Nigeria produces 83K tons of fonio (hungry rice) making it the world's 2nd largest producer. The grain is cultivated over an area of 191,770 ha of Nigeria's land. 🌾

#agriculture #agritech #foodsecurity