USAID's Investments in Nigeria - Dollars to Results (Pilot Project)
Nigeria is currently the United States' most important trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, largely due to the large volume of petroleum imports from Nigeria which satisfy 8 percent of U.S. crude oil import requirements.
Nigeria in 2011
![Rice farmers holding rice plants in buckets](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130215124212im_/http://results.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/dtr_country_sector_photo/public/country-sector/Nigeria%20EG%20Objective%20Page.jpg?c=88c505b1a4dfda0a442d7a27671d48dc)
With the help of a USAID rice farming program in Nigeria, rice farmers have improved crop yields.
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