Agriculture is the second most important sector after the petroleum sector in Nigerian economy with respect to foreign exchange earnings. Currently, the contribution from to the GDP is estimated at about 21 per cent.
The sector provides the bulk of food consumption in Nigeria with about 60 per cent especially in the rural areas, and employs about 70 per cent of the work force.
With the introduction of the Growth Enhance Support (GES), the Nigerian agriculture sector wore a new look from what it used to be in the past years.
