Agricultural Bounty of Southern Nigeria

Southern Nigeria's humid tropical climate and fertile soils support a rich agricultural palette:

• Staple Roots & Tubers: Cassava (garri, fufu), yams (white, yellow, water), cocoyam.
• Plantains: Cooking bananas—fried, boiled, porridge.
• Tree Crops: Oil palm (palm oil, kernel), cocoa (SW Nigeria—top global producer), rubber (latex for tires, gloves), coconut (coastal).

These crops dominate domestic food supply and export earnings. Challenges include land fragmentation, aging plantations, and climate stress, but the region remains Nigeria's agricultural heartland.