Editing Economy of Nigeria (section)

=== Crop production ===
[[File:Foodstuff-production-Nigeria-2020.jpg|left|thumb|Plant based food production in Nigeria, 2020, in million tonnes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria Vegetables primary production, 1961-2021 - knoema.com |url=https://knoema.com//atlas/Nigeria/topics/Agriculture/Crops-Production-Quantity-tonnes/Vegetables-primary-production |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Knoema |language=en-US}}</ref>]]
Nigeria [[List of countries by agricultural output|ranks sixth]] worldwide and first in [[Africa]] in farm output.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Countries ranked by Agriculture, value added (current US$) - Africa|url=https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/NV.AGR.TOTL.CD/rankings/africa|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.indexmundi.com|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413093509/https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/NV.AGR.TOTL.CD/rankings/africa|url-status=live}}</ref> The sector accounts for about 18% of GDP and almost one-third of employment. Though Nigeria is no longer a major exporter, due to local consumer boom, it is still a major producer of many agricultural products.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Reviving the Cocoa Industry in Nigeria|url=https://www.proshareng.com/news/Agriculture/Reviving-the-Cocoa-Industry-in-Nigeria/37675|website=Reviving the Cocoa Industry in Nigeria|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809203021/https://www.proshareng.com/news/Agriculture/Reviving-the-Cocoa-Industry-in-Nigeria/37675|url-status=live}}</ref> Further agricultural products include palm oil and [[Natural rubber|rubber]].

==== Roots and tubers ====
[[File:Agriculture-nig-rootvscereal.jpg|thumb|Roots economy in the South and cereal economy in the North of Nigeria]]
Counting by weight, this "underground food" is the largest group of food produced in Nigeria, with 118 million tonnes in 2020.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Nigeria Vegetables primary production, 1961-2021 - knoema.com |url=https://knoema.com//atlas/Nigeria/topics/Agriculture/Crops-Production-Quantity-tonnes/Vegetables-primary-production |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Knoema |language=en-US |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416101038/https://knoema.com/atlas/Nigeria/topics/Agriculture/Crops-Production-Quantity-tonnes/Vegetables-primary-production |url-status=live }}</ref> This group includes [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]], [[cassava]], [[potato]]es and [[sweet potato]]es. These food products are cultivated mostly in the south of Nigeria ("Roots economy").

==== Cereals ====
The group of [[sorghum]], [[Pearl millet|pear millet]] etc. is the second-largest group of food produced in Nigeria, with 28.6 million tonnes in 2020.<ref name=":4" /> 50% or 14 million tonnes of this is sorghum.<ref name=":5" /> The [[Sugarcane|sugar cane]] production adds another 1.5 million tonnes to this. Cereals are mostly cultivated in the savannah zone of the country,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Extquest |date=2019-06-01 |title=Cereals production in Nigeria: Problems, constraints and opportunities for betterment. |url=https://extquest.home.blog/2019/06/01/cereals-production-in-nigeria-problems-constraints-and-opportunities-for-betterment/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |language=en |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702195213/https://extquest.home.blog/2019/06/01/cereals-production-in-nigeria-problems-constraints-and-opportunities-for-betterment/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and on the 23rd of June Nigeria's grain market report, the International Grains Council (IGC) placed Nigeria's total 2022-23 grains production at 21.6 million tonnes, this specific figure was reviewed from the previous month's forecast which was 21.1 million, It set the production in the year 2021–22 at 21.5 million which demonstrates and proves that there is an increase in the production of grains on the 23rd of June 2022 – 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Focus on Nigeria {{!}} World Grain |url=https://www.world-grain.com/articles/17302-focus-on-nigeria |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.world-grain.com |language=en |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210115826/https://www.world-grain.com/articles/17302-focus-on-nigeria |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Rice and paddy ====
[[File:Agriculture-nig-peanuts-etc.jpg|thumb|Peanut, oil palm, cocoa and cotton production in Nigeria.]]
The third-largest group of food produced in Nigeria is rice and paddy. In 2020, 8.2 million tonnes were produced.<ref name=":4" />

==== Oil crops ====
Nigeria produced a good 4 million tonnes of oil crops in 2020. These are e.g. [[soybean]]s, [[sunflower seed]], [[Rapeseed oil|canola]] and [[peanut]]s.<ref name=":4" />

==== Citrus fruit ====
Nigeria produced close to 4 million tonnes of citrus fruit in 2020. Main Nigerian citrus fruits are [[tangerine]], [[grape]], [[lemon]] and lime.<ref name=":4" />

==== Cocoa ====
[[Cocoa bean|Cocoa]] production, mostly from obsolete varieties and overage trees has increased from around 180,000 tons annually to 350,000 tons.<ref name=":3" />

==== More products ====
[[Bean]]s, [[melon]]s, pepper and vegetables are grown on chopping fields. Oil palms, rubber and bananas are grown for export. Palm oil plays a major role in Nigeria's burgeoning personal care products industry.