Soybean Production, Processing and Marketing in Nigeria

Abstract

The economic and nutritional importance of soybean informs the need for more studies towards appropriating the all-important crop for improved nutritional status of Nigerians and economic growth of the nation. This paper reviews the origin and historical emergence of this legume crop in the limelight of world agriculture, its production, processing and marketing, its contributions to the economic empowerment and improved nutritional status of rural households, as well as its problems and prospects in Nigeria. In view of its numerous benefits and great potential to occupy a prime position in the agricultural industry, it was recommended that its mass production be encouraged for the optimum realization of its unlimited potentials.