Inadequate mechanization can be directly linked
to low agricultural production
In the area of fertilizer production
and consumption, the country’s total
production still lags behind its
estimated fertilizer consumption
significantly.
Mechanization is another area of
deficiency. In 2017, it was estimated
50, 000 tractors were grounded or
abandoned across the country.
Estimates put the number of
Crop Yield (1)
Maize
Rice
Sorghum
Cassava
Millet
Yam
Soya bean
Actual Yield on
Farmers’ Field (2)
1.78
1.98
1.50
13.40
1.10
11.80
0.93
functioning tractors in Nigeria at less
than 30, 000 available for use by 14
million farming households and
farmers’ group. While tractor imports
are free in Nigeria, high tariffs
charged on spare parts import
constitute a major impediment to the
effective mechanization of
agriculture in Nigeria.
Potential Yield (3) Yield Gap (4)
5.0
6.0
5.0
28.4
2.4
18.0
2.0 3.22
4.02
3.50
15.0
1.3
8.2
1.07
Actual as a
% of potential
yield
35.6
33.0
30.0
47.2
45.8
65.6
46.5
Table 1: Potential and actual yield per crop. Source: World Bank report on Agribusiness Indicators in Nigeria, 2014
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Yield Gap in %
181
203
233
112
118
69
115