COCOA VALUE CHAINS DRIVE TO BUILD COCOA PRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION:

The Cocoa Value Chain is charged by the Government to grow Nigeria’s share of the global cocoa market by doubling cocoa production to 500,000 MT by 2015, improve production efficiency and income of farmers through capacity building in good agricultural practices and business skills,

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COTTON VALUE CHAIN

INTRODUCTION: Cotton crop is the most miraculous natural fibre under the sun and is referred to as “white gold”. Cotton history dates back to 8,000 years of existence. Cotton has multifarious uses given its comfort. It also provides thousands of useful products and supports millions of jobs

GAINT STRIDES OF THE WHEAT VALUE CHAIN

Introduction: The program seeks to increase productivity of wheat from 2.0 tons per hectare in 2013 to about 5.0 – 6.0 tons per hectare by 2015

CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN, THE JOURNEY SO FAR

Introduction: Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world, with a total production of 55million MT of fresh cassava roots in 2014.

GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS RECORDED IN MAIZE VALUE CHAIN

1.0      GOAL:  The overall goal of the Value Chain is to increase maize production from the 8.0 million mt (in 2011) to 15 million mt in 2015 and ultimately to 20 million mt by 2020.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE RICE VALUE CHAIN

Rice Value Chain (RVC) is a key Commodity Value Chain established by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMA&RD) and implemented by the department to drive the broad objective of food security of