The 2022 Wet Season Agricultural Performance Survey in Nigeria carried out by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liason Services (NAERLs), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria has reported that Nigeria has lost to 80% of crop yield in 2022.
The survey attributes the loss to pest and diseases. The crops mostly affected include; maize, rice, sorghum, millet, soybean, groundnut, and cowpea. According to the study, there were general increased in the cost of production of crops across the country with the average national production cost of maize increased from N236,120 in 2021 to N296,027 in 2022; that of millet from N133,002 to N190,831; rice from N290,205 to N343,205; sorghum from N158,288 to N205,417 and cowpea from N170,714 to N203,908. While groundnut rose from N169,607 to N208,254; with soybean from N233,057 to N287,157.
Abia, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, FCT, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa Osun, Plateau and Rivers states recorded more than 20 percent crop postharvest loss. Majority of farmers purchased their farm inputs from open market at prices that were higher in 2022 than what was obtainable in 2021
While average cost of NPK and Urea fertilizer in 2021 was N9,000 and N12,500 per bag, respectively compared to 2022 of an average price of N22,500 and N23,200. The wet blend NPK 15:15:15 and some other types of fertilizers were sold above N30,000 per 50 kg bag.
On the other hand, the total population of cattle in 2022 was 20,944,893 as against 20,764,244 while the sheep population in 2022 was 49,124,553, similar to the population of the species in 2021. The population of goats is the largest, with 88,293,636 goats in 2022. This was an increase of 2,153,503 from the population of the species in 2021 which was 86,140,132 while the total population of chickens in 2022 was 258,518,091 as against 240,481,945 birds in 2021.
The report also show that as of October this year, floods inundated 34 out of the 36 States and FCT, affecting over 1,411,051 people and leading to about 500 deaths. Additionally, 1,546 injured persons, 37,633 destroyed houses and loss of livestock and crops in submerged farmland were reported with the worst affected states include Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Kano, Kogi, Niger and Taraba.
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