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Nigeria - Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) cluster 1 (Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, and Gombe States) - P-NG-AAA-002 - Executive Summary ESMF

Nigeria with a projected population of over 208 million people is the most populous country in Africa (Worldometer 2020). The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is majorly from agriculture, services and oil and gas. However, oil and gas contributing 9% of GDP is responsible for over 90% of foreign earnings. Agriculture is increasingly becoming Nigeria’s economic backbone, contributing a sizable about 30% of the country’s GDP. The high economic potential of the sector justifies investments in Special Agricultural Processing Zones (SAPZs) which are expected to address rural infrastructure deficits, po…