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Nigeria - Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) cluster 3 (Niger; Kogi; FCT; Kwara; Kebbi and Sokoto States) - P-NG-AAA-002 - Executive Summary ESMF

With a population of about 202 million, Nigeria accounts for about 50% of West Africa’s population, and is Africa’s most (and the world’s 7th) most populous country (World Bank; Worldometer). Agriculture is the main stay of the Nigerian economy accounting for more than 30% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector is characterized by so many challenges among which are high post-harvest loses, slow technological innovation and adaptation, poor yield and significant deficits in support systems such as infrastructure, productivity-enhancing outputs, financial backing, commercial o…