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Plateau's production efficiency trails other Nigerian states leading to higher
cost per ton produced
Cost of Production Index: NGN per ton, indexed to 100
North Central
Plateau
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Yam
Cassava
Maize
Rice
Sorghum
100 =
46K
36K
85K
126K
84K NGN/ton
Best
-76%
-60%
-46%
-42%
-25%
practice¹
1. Cheapest producer, cost as a percent of Plateau's
Notes: Data unavailable for potato, Fonia, Groundnuts, Cotton, and other crops of current economic value
Source: NAERLS, Stakeholder interviews
North East/West
Other states
100 Plateau
=
Likely contributing factors:
Widespread use of low-quality
seeds
High price of good quality
fertilizers
Insufficient roads to connect rural
farmers to high-quality seeds &
fertilizers
Relatively low mechanization rate
(tractors, planters, rollers etc.)
• Low water supply (e.g. dams)
during dry seasons shortens
cultivation season - unpredictable
yield
• Lack of adequate training on best
practice farming methods
(currently 1 trainer to 5000
farmers)
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