A report on National survey of exportable agricultural commodities said a total of N211.5billion was committed to exportable crop farming activities during the 2011/2012 survey year.
The report issued in Abuja on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), was prepared by the Consultative Committee on Agricultural Export Commodities in collaboration with the NBS.
It said that the other collaborative agencies were the Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The report said: “a total of N211.5billion was committed to exportable crop farming activities during the survey period.
The report said that of the figure `own fund led the list with N134.19 billion (63.44 per cent), followed by `micro credit institutions’ with N36.86 billion (17.42 per cent).
“The N134.19 own fund is referred to as personal fund committed to any of the 14 exportable crop farming activities by a holder.
“Community Banks’ recorded the lowest amount of N1.30 billion (0.61 per cent),” according to the report.
It stated that disaggregating the own fund into states, Kaduna State recorded the highest with N9.51 billion (7.09 per cent) followed by Kano state with N9.45 billion (7.04 per cent).
Ekiti has the lowest amount of N0.61billion (0.45 per cent).
The report said that the Cooperative Banks contributed N12.62billion (6.00 per cent), Bank of Agriculture N2.10 billion (0.96 per cent), Commercial Banks N1.41 billion (0.67 per cent).
Community Banks contributed the lowest amount of N1.30billion (0.61 percent).
It said that persons of ages between 30 and 49 years committed the highest fund to exportable crop with a percentage of 47.99.
This was followed by holders of ages 50 to 64 years with 30.99 per cent while the age group of 15 to 29 had the lowest percentage of 5.20.
“Overall, 984,235 holders reported the use of improved seedlings. Kano State reported the highest number of 168,138 (18.17 per cent), followed by Katsina State with 123,006 (12.62 per cent),”
Niger State, according to the report, did not report the use of improved seeds/seedlings.
It stated that Lagos and Bayelsa states reported the least number of holders that used improved seed/seedling with 41 (0.01 per cent) and 250 (0.03 per cent) respectively.
“A total of 27 states and Federal Capital Territory planted cashew on a total land area of 120.17 (’000) hectares.
“Kwara planted the largest hectares of land of 31.49 (’000) hectares (26.20 percent), followed by Imo with 11.86 (’000) hectares (9.87 per cent)
“The least areas planted were recorded in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states with 0.01 (.000) hectares and 0.55 (.000) hectares respectively,” the report said.
“Cocoa was cultivated in 18 states on a total land area of 1,363.60 (’000) hectares.
“Cross River cultivated the highest hectares with 327.91 hectares (24.05 per cent), followed by Ondo state with 321.97 hectares (23.61 per cent)
“The least cultivated land areas were 0.04 hectares, representing 0.003 per cent by Imo and 0.18 hectares (0.01 per cent) by Rivers State,” the report said.
It said the total production by the 18 states was 370.01 metric tonnes with Ondo State contributing the highest with 92.22 (’000) metric tonnes (24.92 per cent).
This is closely followed by Osun with 74.10 (’000) metric tonnes (20.03 per cent).
The report said the least production was 0.01 (’000) metric tonnes (0.003 per cent) by Imo and 0.09 (’000) metric tonnes (0.24 per cent) by Bayelsa.
(NAN)
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