gabu possesses good climatic, soil and vegetation conditions that provide tremendous agricultural and agro-allied industrial potentials. large part of gabu region consists of grassland or savanna and rain forest at places such as ega, ajumole, adikpe etc. this variety of soils and vegetation makes possible the cultivation of an equally wide variety of agricultural produce ranging from food to cash crops. the food crops grown include yams, cassava, cocoyam, maize, beans, rice, millet, and several market garden crops. while some of the cash crops that thrive well in the region include palm-oil, bananas, plantains, etc.