Commercial Potential

Although our market comes up every Sunday. The old market opens daily while provison stores on every street serve your daily needs.

Meanwhile Baro, Tagagi, Etsugaie and Kutriko markets are weekly.

Agaie town is a market centre where various kind of good and services can be found. (yams, sorghum, millet, rice, shea nuts, cotton, and peanuts [groundnuts]). Swamp rice, an especially important cash crop south and west of the town in the Niger’s floodplains, is cultivated both on small farms and at the government’s irrigated rice project at Loguma, 20 miles (32 km) south. Area 737 square miles (1,909 square km). Pop. (2006) local government area, 65,209.

INDUSTRIAL AND COMERCIAL POTENTIALS

Agaie local government is a potential area for prospective investors with the available mineral resources at Wanzaya, Nami, Guregi, Zago and baro hills. They are capable of raising social economic status of niger State to an unpredictable height. Available mineral resources include Columbite, Iron, Ore, Gold, Chalk and Lime stone. Nami and Zago hills with their large formations of lime and stone can sustain cement, chalk and white wash industries. Other mineral deposit include: Koalin, clay and some traces of crude oil.

KPATANASARA: before the colonial Era Kpatanasara which is one kilometer from Loguma existed as a local port. Kpatanasara port was very vital for the movement of goods to and from other part of the country.

It is located on the banks of the river Niger and served as a huge source of revenue to the then native authority and Agaie local government council.

BLACKSMITH: our blacksmith workshop at twata-mukun  is up to date and noticeable not only by their products but the amazing embers of burning charcoal as you get near it. Our blacksmith workshop is second to known in times of quality items like hoes, cutlasses, knife, axes, bowl and arrows etc.

ART AND CRAFT:

The Tswagaiechi were rich and famous in the field of art and craft. No wonder the present Agaie people are renowned for excellent wood work. Most of the art and crafts though which Agaie Local Government has won medals at shows and exhibitions were made by Egazhi i.e Local wood carvers commonly found at Emi Egbazhi Tako, Emi Egbazhi Tiffin.

These local wood carvers make excellent designs of seats, paddles, motar and pestle Ello sculptures, canoes etc.

WEAVING:

EMIZHOGUNLUCHIZI at Ekowuna Area are famous in mat, hat, and hand fan weaving. Beautiful mats for newly wedded couples are always available. Weaving and knitting are also prevalent. Our women indulge in weaving of kpasa (locally weaved textile) and Duma Kasa i.e cardigan

Recently, Agaie local government council renovated and equipped the Women/Youth Development centre which serves as skills acquisition/Training and exhibition centre for Agaie made products.