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BMI View: We forecast positive consumption growth across all agricultural sectors in the five years to 2014; growth in the consumption of pork, poultry, milk and sugar will benefit from rising living standards and by an expanding population. Strong production growth is also anticipated for most agricultural sectors, but especially for corn, sorghum, cocoa and sugar (see below). Insufficient investment continues to be one of the biggest problems in what is a high-potential agricultural industry. The Nigerian government has expressed a commitment to further agricultural development in the quest for improved food security and economic diversification. Despite this, actual investment has been low, especially when one considers agribusiness contributes almost 42% to Nigeria’s GDP and provides employment to around 70% of the workforce. The problem is exacerbated by the apparent unwillingness of the private sector to fill the void; in this respect, Nigeria’s difficult business environment remains a key challenge to increasing the level of investment.
Key Industry Forecasts
Grains Production Forecasts, 2009-2014: Corn: 22%; Sorghum: 24% – benefiting from improved acreage, high prices (in the case of corn), investment in higher-yielding seed varieties and demand from subsectors such as brewing and poultry feed.
Cocoa Production Forecast, 2009-2014: 26% – driven by increased government investment, greater commercialisation, strong global cocoa prices and efforts to develop the cocoa processing sector.
Sugar Production Forecast, 2009-2014: 42% – supported by government production incentives but coming from a low base.
Livestock Production Forecast, 2009-2014: Poultry: 27%; Pork: 21% – fuelled by rising demand for meat, government support and improved farming techniques.
Key Macroeconomic Forecasts
Nigeria Real GDP Growth 2010 Forecast: 7.5% (up from 6.9% in 2009)
Nigeria Unemployment Rate 2010: 15.5% (17.3% in 2009)
Nigeria Inflation (annual average, % chg y-o-y) 2010: 11.8% (12.4% in 2009)
Key Trends
There are signs that Nigeria’s new government may be serious about helping the cocoa sector regain some of its earlier momentum. In July 2010, the country’s new president, Goodluck Jonathan, established an inter-ministerial committee on Cocoa production and processing to explore ways of increasing the proportion of GDP which Nigeria gains from cocoa production. Meanwhile, under a new revival programme, which is being coordinated by the National Cocoa Development Committee (NCDC), old cocoa farms will be rehabilitated, agro-chemicals will be subsidised and new plantations launched. Furthermore, it appears that the industry is exploring new ways in which the consumption of cocoa-based products can be promoted among the local population. Underlying much of the new support being directed to the cocoa sector is recognition of the need to diversify the Nigerian economy; it is notable that oil continues to account for over 90% of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings.
In spite of this new evidence of support for Nigeria’s cocoa sector, we remain cautious when forecasting. It should be remembered that Nigeria’s cocoa sector has seen the announcement of ambitious government-led growth programmes in the past. Such announcements were often not followed through, resulting in weak production growth and missed targets. Furthermore, numerous structural hurdles still need to be overcome if Nigeria is going to successfully compete against regional cocoa giants Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in international markets. For one, Nigeria must secure better terms of trade with the EU for the export of processed cocoa.
Meanwhile, although plans to raise the level of domestic cocoa consumption could give the local cocoa processing industry an important boost, specific ideas about how to achieve this goal remain ill-defined. Nevertheless, although relatively low incomes for much of Nigeria’s 150mn-strong population restrict the potential market for domestic producers, it is important to acknowledge that consumption dynamics in the country are changing. Over the long term, solid economic growth, a massive population and favourable age demographics mean that domestic demand could well become a major driver of local production growth.
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