Nature has endowed Yobe State with diverse economic potentials. Potash which is a basic raw material for soap production is found in commercial quantity in the northern parts of the state. Gum Arabic of high grade is also available especially in Bursari, Tarmuwa and Damaturu Local Government Areas of the state. Equally, produced in commercial quantities are cotton, Groundnuts, and Beans. In the chemical and mineral sector,  Gypsum is found in commercial quantity in Fika, Gujba and Fune Local Government areas, Diatomite and Limestone also in Gujba while the presence of substantial deposit of Kaolin, and Quartz  have been confirmed in the other parts of the state. The state is also the largest supplier of livestock.




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