The town has rich agricultural lands as a result of its location within the tropical rainforest and savannah belt; Over 85% of the population are farmers growing food crops such as rice, cassava, maize, yam, black bean, banana, plantain, etc.

Cash crops grown include oil palm, pineapple, cashew, orange, mangoes and irvingia gabonensis[citation needed] (ogbono),[2] they are also produced in large quantities.

Excellent climatic conditions exist for poultry, piggery, goat, sheep and other livestock productions.

People from the neighbouring towns including Onitsha and Enugu urban also patronize the traders in this market especially for cassava flakes (garri),[4] palm oil,[5] plantain and vegetables.

The system sought to integrate indigenous social community organizations into the state administrative framework.