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Invest in Edo StateFood Crops and Cash Crops

Edo State presents significant and profitable opportunities across high-value food and cash crop value chains. The Ministry of Business, Trade and Investment invites local and international investors to partner with us in unlocking the vast agricultural potential of the State

Fertile Arable Land Across Multiple Senatorial Districts

  • Fertile arable land across multiple senatorial districts
  • Strong domestic and export market access
  • Supportive government policies
  • Availability of farming clusters and cooperatives
  • Opportunities for agro-processing and value addition
  • Strong prospects for job creation and export expansion

Why Invest in Edo State Agriculture?

Priority Agricultural Investment Opportunities

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Oil Palm

• Large-scale plantation expansion • Processing and value addition • Export-oriented palm oil production

Cocoa

• Rehabilitation of existing plantations • Cocoa bean processing • Chocolate and by-product manufacturing

Sasame

• Contract farming • Cleaning and processing facilities • Export aggregation

Cassava

• High-yield cassava farming • Garri, flour, and starch production • Industrial ethanol production

Cashew

• Cashew plantation development • Processing and shelling facilities • Export market expansion

Rubber

• Rubber plantation expansion • Latex processing • Industrial raw material supply

Rice

• Integrated rice farming • Modern rice mills • Packaging and distribution

Maize

• Mechanized farming • Feed production • Starch and ethanol processing