The Agricultural sector development is considered to hold the key to economic development for most Sub-Saharan countries including Nigeria (Olukunle, 2013). This is because it has the ability of changing the dynamics and contribute immensely to the growth and development of this African Economies as it provides food for sustenance, nutrition and raw materials to the non-agricultural industries of the economy, it provides employment opportunities to a vast majority of unemployed labor most especially in rural communities and avails a means by which valuable foreign exchange can be earned through the export of agricultural products.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
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