Agriculture

Agricultural production and marketing will play a crucial role in the success and growth of Niger State and the nations economy. The Chief Servant wants to elevate farming to the level of respectability where it belongs and is pushing for Public Private Partnership for those who want to take farming seriously.

The government will motivate Nigerlites to strive towards self sufficiency and for export, instead of relying heavily on imports. In its effort to motivate farmers, the government has/will put in place a package of incentives, which include the provision of farmland, assistance in land clearing, and loan guarantees.

The Governor pointed out that farming provides an avenue through which the country’s economic base could be broadened while contributing to the country’s food security.

It is the Chief Servant’s intention that we desist from almost total reliance on petroleum, an industry almost driven by external forces.

CROPS COMMONLY CULTIVATED IN NIGER STATE

S/NO	CROP	LOCATION/L.G.A	APEX PERIOD OF CULTIVATION	USES	REMARKS
1	Rice(low land)	Lapai,Agaie, Badeggi, Gbako, bida, lavun, Mokwa, Shiroro, Borgu, Wushishi,Agwara	June-December	Human consumption, livestock feeds and industrial uses	The crop could be planted in all the L.G.As on large scale basis
2	Rice(up land)	All over the state	May-December	Human consumption,livestock feeds and industrial uses.
3	Melon	Lavun,gbako, agaie,lapai, and mokwa as major areas of cultivation	April-December	Human consumption and vegetable oil	Grown twice a year
4	Sugar cane	Lavun, gbako, mokwa & mokwa as major areas of cultivation.	November-December	Human consumption and industrial uses
5	Cassava	All over the state with mokwa, lapai,bida,gbako and wushishi as major producing areas	Aug-december	Human consumption, animal feeds and industrial uses
6	Sorghum/guinea corn	All over the state with mashegu,mariga & magamaLGAs being major areas of production	May January	Human consumption and indusrial uses.
7	Ground nut	All over the state with Rijau & Magama LGAs being major areas of production.	May-December	Vegetable oil,livestock feed human consumption	The crop can be cultivated twice a year
8.	Millet	All over the state with Mashegu and Magama LGAs being major areas of production	April – December	Human Consumption
9.	Sheanut	All over the state	June- August	Oil for human consumption & industrial uses
10.	Yam	All over the state with Gurara, Suleja, Paikoro, Shiroro and Bosso LGAs being major areas of production.	March – December	Human consumption
11.	Soya bean	Suleja, mokwa and Lapai	July- October	Industrial uses for production of milk for human consumption and livestock feed.
12.	Cotton	Rafi, Mariga, Magama, Borgu, Rijua, Agwara and part of Lavun & Lapai LGAs	June – December	Textile, Vegetable and livestock feeds.
13.	Beans	All over the state	June – December	Human consumption

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