Nigeria is exporting more agricultural products this year than it has ever done. But the country still loses out on millions of scarce dollars and jobs as the majority of its agro-exports lack value addition, arriving foreign markets in raw or semi-processed forms.
In the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, exports accounted for over 57 percent of total trade, and just over eight percent of those exports were agricultural goods worth N1.7 trillion, the most Nigeria has made in a single quarter from them.
Yet, a closer look will show that the bulk
