Prior to the 1970s, agricultural exports were Nigeria’s main sources of foreign exchange. During this period, Nigeria was a major exporter of cocoa, cotton, palm oil, palm kernel, groundnuts and rubber, and in the 1950s and 1960s, 3% – 4% annual output growth rates for agricultural and food...

Prior to the 1970s, agricultural exports were Nigeria's main sources of foreign exchange. During this period, Nigeria was a major exporter of cocoa, palm oil, palm kernel, groundnuts and rubber, and in the 1950s and 1960s, 3%-4% annual output growth rates for agricultural and food crops were...