Nasarawa State also has vast arable land for commercial farming, fishery development, wildlife and forestry conservation. Agriculture, therefore, is the mainstay of the economy of the State with over 70% of the population involved in subsistence farming.
Nasarawa State
Timber Apart from the crops, there are trees such as Mahogany, Shea tree, African Balsam, Coffee tree, Locust Bean tree and Iron tree located in some parts of the State namely: Wamba; Awe; Keana; Doma; Nassarawa Eggon; Toto LGAs, that can be used as raw materials for the following industries:
i. Timber Processing Industry ii. Furniture Factories iii. Allied wood manufacturing ventures, etc
Fishery From the baseline potentials of the fishery sector, the State has opportunities for investment:
i. Rivers and Lakes ii. Natural Lakes and Swamps iii. Hectares Doma Dam and Weirs iv. Mining paddocks and several burrow pits v. Commercially and Culturally important indigenous fish species etc.
Livestock Nasarawa State has enormous land and grazing resources suitable for cattle rearing and poultry. In order to kick-start this potential, the State established Nasara Beef Processing Company at Masaka-Karu, corridor to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to take advantage of the available market there. It also established the Keffi Modern Abattoir to augment the operations of the Beef Processing factory in Masaka-Karu.
