{"id":362933,"date":"2025-08-20T06:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=362933"},"modified":"2025-08-20T06:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:26:22","slug":"nigeria-spends-10bn-annually-on-agro-imports-earns-only-400m-from-exports-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/20\/nigeria-spends-10bn-annually-on-agro-imports-earns-only-400m-from-exports-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Spends $10bn Annually on Agro Imports, Earns Only $400m from Exports \u2013 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Nigeria spends over $10 billion annually on food imports but earns less than $400 million from agricultural exports, highlighting imbalance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Stakeholders call for increased financing, value addition, and diversification to boost local agriculture and strengthen non-oil export sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"408\">Nigeria spends over $10 billion annually importing food items, but earns less than $400 million from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/10\/tinubu-set-to-inaugurate-multi-billion-naira-agro-zone-and-remodelled-minna-airport\/\">agricultural exports<\/a>, according to the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"758\">Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, revealed this on Tuesday at the FirstBank of Nigeria 2025 Agric and Export Expo in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"758\">Represented by his Special Adviser, Ibrahim Alkali, the minister expressed concern over the imbalance and stressed the need to scale up investment in local agriculture to boost exports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1172\">He noted that the country spends heavily importing staples such as wheat, rice, sugar, fish, and tomato paste, despite having vast agricultural potential.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1172\">\u201cAgriculture already contributes 35% to our GDP and employs about 35% of our workforce. Nigeria sits on 85 million hectares of arable land and has a youthful population, yet we account for less than 0.5% of global exports,\u201d Kyari said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1325\">He emphasised that achieving food sovereignty is central to President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration and called for improved financing for farmers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1675\">Also speaking, Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State, described as the \u201cfarmer governor,\u201d reaffirmed his commitment to agricultural investment in line with the president\u2019s food security agenda.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1675\">He urged Nigerians to see agriculture as a viable business, while encouraging FirstBank and other financial institutions to expand support for farmers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1999\">On his part, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, highlighted the urgent need for Nigeria to diversify its economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1677\" 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