• What is the importance of palm oil in the Niger Delta?
  • PIND 21-40 Latest update final Palm Oil C reating greater efficiency in harvesting and processing is critical to developing the palm oil market system in the Niger Delta as palm oil has been classified as a significant contributing commodity to the Niger Delta economy.
  • What is the oil palm value chain in Nigeria?
  • The Oil palm value chain cuts across regions of Nigeria. The production of Oil palm oil is found predominantly in the southern part of Nigeria; particularly in the Niger Delta region. Location specificity is not the major determinant of value chain.
  • How is palm oil used in Nigeria?
  • In Nigeria, there has been limited transformation and uses of the primary or secondary products oil palm for either food or non food applications. In developed economies, however, palm oil is used in the manufacturing of many foodstuffs including many industrial applications as can be seen in the Box below:
  • Can palm oil production improve Nigeria’s economy?
  • The study has shown that improving the local capacity of palm oil production in the Niger Delta would not only impact positively on food security and local economy but also portend huge prospects for future exports that will advance Nigeria?s economy.