RE: THE GROWTH OF AGRICULTURE AND THE REDUCTION OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA
This is a great message. The general increase in agricultural income is a necessary condition for stimulate the growth of the economy as a whole, including the non-agricultural that sell their products and services to the rural population. The research has shown that every dollar of growth from of agricultural products sold outside the local area in the countries Africa's poor generate a second dollar of local rural growth asresult of additional expenses in services, manufacturing, materials of construction and prepared foods. There are also opportunities in the food processing subsector, such as vegetable oil and fats, which are currently imported. This sector faces a series of challenges, such as increasing production since only 50% of the total arable land is used. Other factors are the low productivity due to a technological deficiency in the crops and that 90% of the agricultural production is managed by small farmers. The agricultural sector has an enormous potential, since only 50% of the total arable land is used. The climate of nigeria that is tropical in the south and desert in the north, allows the cultivation of many products. Thanks for sharing
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