Business and Economy of Gombe State

Business and Economy of Gombe State

The people of Gombe State are mainly farmers. They produces both food and cash crops. Among its food crops are Yam Cassava, Maize, Tomato, Groundnut, while cottons are produce for each.

These products provides raw material for agro-based industries like the tomato company, cotton ginery, and groundnut oil mill in the state. Other industries are cement industry, furniture and block making industries, and other small scale industries.

Gombe is blessed with natural resources like Uranium, Gypsum, and Limestone.

Recently, Petroleum deposits were reported to have been discovered in the state.