50 tons per day seed oil plant in nigeria

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Why is oil palm cultivated in the southern part of Nigeria?
  • Oil palm is usually cultivated in the southern part of Nigeria due to the favourable climatic condition in this location. The oil palm tree or crop produces a lot of things. It produces palm oil from the palm fruit bunches. It also produces Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) from the palm kernels. The nuts in the palm kernels can be eaten by human and animals.
  • Which Nigerian palm oil companies are expanding production?
  • Two major Nigerian palm oil companies — Okomu Oil Palm Plc (OKOMUOIL) and PRESCO Plc — are expanding their production. PRESCO recently commissioned 500 MT capacity refinery that is presently running at 70% installed capacity.
  • What is Nigeria's oil palm development plan?
  • The country’s Oil Palm Development Plan includes a greater focus on increasing the national production average from below 1 million metric tons (MMT) of oil palm to 5 million metric tons (MMT) by 2027. Currently, Nigeria’s demand for palm oil outweighs its supply. Nigeria population is estimated to be around 219 million in July 2021 (CIA.gov).
  • How oil seeds research & development works in Nigeria?
  • Currently, oilseeds research and development work across Nigeria is leading to increase productivity and efficiency of oil seeds processing ?soybean and peanut particularly. FAS Lagos’ estimates and projections for all the categories of oil seeds and products for 2021/22 are higher than the USDA estimates of previous year.