All producing states
Tier 3 · Mid-west transition belt
Edo
The major cocoa state of Nigeria's mid-west and the ecological bridge between the South-West belt and the Cross River / Niger Delta system.
Indicative output
4,880 t
National share
< 5%
National rank
#7
Identified LGAs
4
LGA → community evidence
| LGA | Community | Figure | Note | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owan West | Sabongida-Ora | Not quantified | Below 5,000 t / under 5% nationally in the dataset | Study estimate |
| Owan East | — | Not quantified | Afuze and surrounding agricultural communities | Field evidence |
| Akoko-Edo | — | Not quantified | Igarra area | Field evidence |
| Uhunmwode | — | Not quantified | Ehor area | Field evidence |
Rows marked “Not quantified” are cocoa-zone locations supported by field studies. No public dataset assigns tonnage to every village, so none is implied here.
Highlights
- Cocoa identified among the state's important agricultural commodities in economic-geography research.
Towns to investigate physically
Sabongida-OraAfuzeIgarraEhor
Sources for this state
- Frontiers — Peer-reviewed national cocoa-production study; production table totals 328,263 t with state → LGA → community locations.
- ResearchGate — Edo economic-geography study identifying cocoa LGAs.
