Among such is the Maize Aggregation Scheme which is a working capital facility that helps Agro-businesses purchase home-grown maize. In 2019, maize production for Nigeria was 11,000 thousand tonnes. Results indicated that the above-ground total biological yield in sole maize (31.8 t ha-1) was insignificantly (p=0.055) larger than in maize (26.7 t ha-1) intercropped with cowpea. ... Food production index (2004-2006 = 100) Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) Land area (sq. Nigeria is the largest maize producer in Africa, with South Africa holding the second place. Maize is used industrially by flour millers, brewers, bakers of bread and confectionery and animal feed manufacturers. Custard. Below are the average prices. 2. } The world average yield in 2000 was 4255 kg per hectare. Maize is used industrially by flour millers, brewers, bakers of bread and confectionery and animal feed manufacturers. Maize, which is grown in several regions of the world and is referred to as the world best adapted crop, has grown to become the fourth most consumed cereal ranked below sorghum, millet and rice and the third most important cereal after sorghum and millet. It lags behind countries such as Egypt and South Africa where the yields are 7.7MT\/Ha and 5.3MT\/Ha respectively making it difficult to totally meet the domestic and industrial maize demand. 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Used largely for animal feed and commercial starch production. (a.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",n,!1),e.addEventListener("load",n,!1)):(e.attachEvent("onload",n),a.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",function(){"complete"===a.readyState&&t.readyCallback()})),(r=t.source||{}).concatemoji?d(r.concatemoji):r.wpemoji&&r.twemoji&&(d(r.twemoji),d(r.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings); Average yield in the USA was 8600 kg per hectare, while in sub-Saharan Africa it was 1316 kg per hectare. @media (max-width: 767px) { Maize is widely grown all over the country. Like said earlier, a lot of by-products are gotten from Maize. maize plant is 8,7 g of nitrogen, 5,1 g of phosphorus, and 4,0 g of potassium. Maize production gives birth to a lot of other consumables and some of them are: Pap. A bag of yellow maize (100kg): N16,000- N18,000; A bag of white maize (100kg): N15,500-N18,000 Africa harvests 29 million hectares, and as the largest producer, Nigeria produced 1.69 tons per hectare in 2019, its highest production rate. border: 0; It is the second largest maize producer in Africa, second only to South Africa. However, this opportunity will be lost if there are no right tools that could engender the growth in efficient production of the crop. } President of the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Dr Abubakar Bello, said the association was at the aggravation level where farmers brought their produce as part of their loan recovery. #amp-mobile-version-switcher > a:focus, Africa harvests 29 million hectares, and as the largest producer, Nigeria produced 1.69 tons per hectare in 2019, its highest production rate. ","articleBody":"BY UMMI KABIR, Maize is one of the most important staple foods in Nigeria and consumed by all in diverse ways. The crop is not only being consumed as food in all regions of the country but has also become a raw material in manufacturing and agriculture- related businesses within and beyond the borders of Nigeria. President of the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Dr Abubakar Bello, said the association was at the aggravation level where farmers brought their produce as part of their loan recovery. He said the proposed funding for the nine commodities was a significant move by the CBN, considering the successes recorded in the 2019 season that contributed to shielding Nigeria from any food shortage, particularly rice. Maize, which is grown in several regions of the world and is referred to as the world best adapted crop, has grown to become the fourth most consumed cereal ranked below sorghum, millet and rice and the third most important cereal after sorghum and millet. With the advent of fall armyworm infestation of maize in Nigeria in 2015, the quantum of pesticides required to produce maize has doubled. The description is composed by our digital data assistant. \u2013 Kabir, a public affairs analyst, lives in Abuja. Yusuf said the focus on the 2020 wet season was to ensure the provision of improved seeds that would incentivise farmers to return to their farms. Grain yield (kg/ha) of maize genotypes grown at varying densities in South-western Nigeria. The CBN has taken development financing a notch high in recent times because, like the fiscal authorities, it believes that diversifying the Nigerian economy will not only make her self-sufficient in food production and industrial raw materials, but also create jobs for its teeming youth population. The cost of farming maize on a 1 hectare of land approximately will cost you 3 to 5 million naira or above. “For the dry season cultivation this year, CBN will support us because we want to bridge the gap created by what happened in the first six months because of COVID-19 and flooding,” Bello said. In the Nigerian Savannah zone, 3–4 tonnes/ha for Open Polinated and 5–6 tonnes/ha for Hybrid 4. However, this opportunity will be lost if there are no right tools that could engender the growth in efficient production of the crop. Consequently, the production cost went up to one hundred and fifty million naira, which the new TELA hybrid maize will help to save for Maize farmers in Nigeria. 80 bags of maize per hectare achieved in Soba Nigeria. It has grown to become a cash crop in the country especially in the southwestern part of Nigeria where at least 30 per cent of the crop land has been devoted to small scale maize production under various cropping systems. It hopes to get as many farmers as possible to join the scheme to address the wet season shortfall. Our tools allow individuals and organizations to discover, visualize, model, and present their data and the world’s data to facilitate better decisions and better outcomes. 1 hectare will contain 2.47 times the maize in one acre if planted uniformly. But if grown well farmers can get up to 11 bags. Our Insights blog presents deep data-driven analysis and visual content on important global issues from the expert data team at Knoema. According to Emefiele, the Bank has sustained its intervention efforts in order to help catalyse growth in critical sectors of the economy such as agriculture and manufacturing. margin: 0 .07em !important; 'jetpack-lazy-images-js-enabled' The recommended number of maize plants per hectare varies from 36,000 to 60,000, depending on the environmental yield potential and hybrid. The CBN has taken development financing a notch high in recent times because, like the fiscal authorities, it believes that diversifying the Nigerian economy will not only make her self-sufficient in food production and industrial raw materials, but also create jobs for its teeming youth population. html:not( .jetpack-lazy-images-js-enabled ):not( .js ) .jetpack-lazy-image { This was corroborated by the Deputy Director, Development Finance Department of the CBN, Mr Elenwor Ihua, who said Nigeria has the landmass, capacity and workforce to produce enough maize that could feed the country but noted that the problem was that the country produced maize in only one season. “Cassava should get 25 tonnes yields per hectare but on the average, farmers get 10. Late maturing variety, Matures in 158 days, Semi dent variety, Tolerant to drought, Yield potential of 104 bags per acre, Seed rate of 10kg per acre. 200 million ha of cultivated land. A grain with a high germ content. In January we will have 750,000 hectares, that is going to be a huge boost to the market and at the end of the day, there would not be any need to import maize into the country\u201d, Ihua said. background: none !important; Yusuf said the focus on the 2020 wet season was to ensure the provision of improved seeds that would incentivise farmers to return to their farms. \u201cWhat has been happening is because we cultivate maize in only one season; there's a season where you are going to harvest and there's another season when there will be no harvest so there will be scar CBN Boosting Nigeria\u2019s Maize Outputcity of maize. \u2013 Kabir, a public affairs analyst, lives in Abuja. The Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria says production of the commodity increased from eight million tonnes to 20 million tonnes in Nigeria between 2015 and 2018. @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { Sir, u are very correct, but for intercroping cassava with maize it not always advisable cos of the yield of cassava, maize will affect the yield of cassava, maize has a fibrous root Re: Cost Implication For The Cultivativation Of 1 Hectare Of Cassava Production. Sadique Maize Yield Per Acre. Maize yield can range from as low as less than 1 ton per hectare in Africa to over 20 tons per hectare in some parts of USA. The CBN has taken development financing a notch high in recent times because, like the fiscal authorities, it believes that diversifying the Nigerian economy will not only make her self-sufficient in food production and industrial raw materials, but also create jobs for its teeming youth population. 1.69 (tonnes per ha) in 2019. This the Bank has done through intervention programmes such as the Anchor Borrowers\u2019 Programme (ABP), the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), the Bankers Committee Agri-Business\/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) and recently introduced Commodity Development Initiative (CDI), which focuses on developing the value chain of ten focal commodities: Cassava, cocoa, cotton, fish, livestock\/dairy, maize, oil palm, poultry, rice and tomatoes. It lags behind countries such as Egypt and South Africa where the yields are 7.7MT/Ha and 5.3MT/Ha respectively making it difficult to totally meet the domestic and industrial maize demand. km) Download. Find Out . As a crop it can, according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, grow almost everywhere irrespective of the season in Nigeria. Field experiments were conducted from June to October during 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons at the Research Farm, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria, to evaluate the yield performance of okra-maize mixture as affected by time of planting maize. CSV XML EXCEL. Despite its high production volumes, maize farming in Nigeria yields an average of 1.8 metric tonnes per hectare (MT/Ha) which is one of the lowest among the top 10 maize producers in Africa. We have already started preparing for the dry season by the end of December. window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/leadership.ng\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.6"}}; In the chart we have plotted average corn (maize) yields in the United States from 1866-2014, based on data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and UN FAO. Average yields in Kenya 2001-2005 ranged from 15-19 bags/ha (1350-1750 kg/ha) (Economic Review of Agriculture 2006). The CBN’s funding of the ABP for the 2020 season, Yusuf said, was the highest since the inception of the programme in 2015. Bean yields in many farms are, however, very low averaging 1 to 2 bags per acre. Monocrop maize resulted in significantly higher maize yields (marked by *) compared to when maize was intercropped with yam. Despite its high production volumes, maize farming in Nigeria yields an average of 1.8 metric tonnes per hectare (MT\/Ha) which is one of the lowest among the top 10 maize producers in Africa. #amp-mobile-version-switcher { .ai-viewport-1 { display: none !important;} As a result, about 35 percent of corn produced in Nigeria is used in animal feed production. It lags behind countries such as Egypt and South Africa where the yields are 7.7MT\/Ha and 5.3MT\/Ha respectively making it difficult to totally meet the domestic and industrial maize demand. On importation of the crop, Bello said there would be no need for maize importation as the demand shortfall is expected to be met by the increased local production. – Kabir, a public affairs analyst, lives in Abuja. }. Nigeria - Maize yield. Maize farmers across the country have begun the aggregation of maize as farmers in Funtua, Katsina State, last week brought over 33,000 bags (100kg) of maize showcased in pyramids. Considering the low average maize grain yields that are still pervasive in farmers’ fields, meeting the projected increase demand for maize grain in Africa presents a challenge. According to Emefiele, the Bank has sustained its intervention efforts in order to help catalyse growth in critical sectors of the economy such as agriculture and manufacturing. Maize farmers across the country have begun the aggregation of maize as farmers in Funtua, Katsina State, last week brought over 33,000 bags (100kg) of maize showcased in pyramids. padding: 15px 0; President of the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Dr Abubakar Bello, said the association was at the aggravation level where farmers brought their produce as part of their loan recovery. “However, with this initiative that we are carrying out with the likes of MAAN and other organisations, we intend to have at least two circles of production. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. The crop is not only being consumed as food in all regions of the country but has also become a raw material in manufacturing and agriculture- related businesses within and beyond the borders of Nigeria. One of such tools needed is the right funding, particularly for farmers to ensure that they have all that is needed to improve yield per hectare. Maize grows in a wider range of soil type than rice, almost every part of Nigeria can grow maize on their soil. Corn Oil. 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The Director, Development Finance Department of CBN, Yila Yusuf, said over 1.1 million farmers, cultivating over one million hectares of farmland were expected to benefit from the loans that would help to produce a collective output of 8.3 million metric tons. The minimum amount realizable from a … He maintained that the CBN adopted the value chain approach across all the commodities to ensure that every player along the entire value chain, from the farmers through to the processors, was financed. Knoema, an Eldridge business, is the most comprehensive source of global decision-making data in the world. box-shadow: none !important; But if grown well farmers can get up to 11 bags. This the Bank has done through intervention programmes such as the Anchor Borrowers\u2019 Programme (ABP), the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), the Bankers Committee Agri-Business\/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) and recently introduced Commodity Development Initiative (CDI), which focuses on developing the value chain of ten focal commodities: Cassava, cocoa, cotton, fish, livestock\/dairy, maize, oil palm, poultry, rice and tomatoes. As the CBN is going to finance about 750,000 farmers with some other commodity associations, Bello said that he expects that the 2020\/ 2021 season will be a very good year for maize production in Nigeria. The MAAN president said the association is targeting about 22 states to commence the 2020\/2021 dry season farming with a target of cultivating 400,000 hectares. Maize Production in Nigeria. } display: inline !important; You can change your personal cookie settings through your internet browser settings. font-weight: 600; Africa imports 28% of its required maize grain from countries outside the continent as most of the maize production in Africa is done under rain-fed conditions. .ai-viewport-0 { display: none !important;} The CBN\u2019s funding of the ABP for the 2020 season, Yusuf said, was the highest since the inception of the programme in 2015. img.wp-smiley, Yusuf said the focus on the 2020 wet season was to ensure the provision of improved seeds that would incentivise farmers to return to their farms. body,.newsfeed_carousel.owl-carousel .owl-nav div,.jeg_filter_button,.owl-carousel .owl-nav div,.jeg_readmore,.jeg_hero_style_7 .jeg_post_meta a,.widget_calendar thead th,.widget_calendar tfoot a,.jeg_socialcounter a,.entry-header .jeg_meta_like a,.entry-header .jeg_meta_comment a,.entry-content tbody tr:hover,.entry-content th,.jeg_splitpost_nav li:hover a,#breadcrumbs a,.jeg_author_socials a:hover,.jeg_footer_content a,.jeg_footer_bottom a,.jeg_cartcontent,.woocommerce .woocommerce-breadcrumb a { color : #333333; 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