•Crop productions dominates with N8.9trn  
By Cynthia Alo
The agricultural sector comprising crop production, livestock, forestry, and fishing  recorded a 3.15 per cent, year-on-year growth in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to N11.87 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26) from N11.51 trillion in Q1’25.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its GDP report for Q1’26. The report showed crop production remained the dominant driver of  the agric sector, contributing N8.9 trillion in Q1’26 representing an increase of 3.39 per cent YoY from N8.6 trillion in  Q1’25.  
Further analysis showed that the Livestock sub-sector grew to N1.57 trillion in Q1’26 representing a 2.20 per cent increase from N1.54 trillion in Q1’25 while Forestry posted a 4.14 per cent growth to N589.88 billion in Q1’26 from N566.42 billion in Q1’25.
Meanwhile, the Fishing sub-sector recorded  growth of 1.72 per cent, YoY  to N792.92 billion in Q1’26 from N779.49
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