The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Nigeria earned about N289.3 billion from exporting top 10 agricultural produce between April 2019 and March 2020.
The bureau said that sesamum seeds and cocoa beans are two Nigeria’s agriculture produce most sought after internationally , as both commodities jointly accounting for over 60 per cent of the entire exports from the country.
Giving the breakdown of Nigeria’s top agricultural exports and top destination countries. Sesamum seeds, the tiny, oil-rich seeds, have been Nigeria’s agricultural export biggest earner for some years. During the period under review, Nigeria made the sum of N112.8 billion from the export of the produce and this accounted for 38.9 per cent of the top 10 agricultural products. However, top destinations for the product include Japan, China, Turkey, India, and Vietnam.
