palm oil extraction production line in nigeria

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How palm oil is produced in Nigeria?
  • Palm oil production starts with the trees that are producing fruit, the harvesting of the fruit, and then the processing of the fruit. Nigeria has two main palm production systems, the wild grove and the planted farms, with the wild grove producing about 80% of total fruit for processing.
  • Why is palm oil processing a major source of income in Nigeria?
  • Palm oil processing is a major source of income and employment to a large proportion of the resource-poor rural population in Nigeria especially in Ndokwa West Local Government Area. High cost of processing equipment has discouraged intending processors from establishing and investing in palm oil ventures.
  • What is the supply gap in palm oil in Nigeria?
  • It is difficult to assess the specific gap because of incomplete statistics, but according to the USDA in their analysis based on estimated production and import figures, the shortfall in supply (the supply gap) is about 150,000 MT of palm oil per annum, as per figure 3. Figure 3: Trend in production and consumption of palm oil in Nigeria
  • Why is palm oil declining in Nigeria?
  • The farmers blamed Nigeria’s decline in palm oil production on a lack of government presence across the value chain. “The government is not encouraging individual farmers. It is self-effort that is making us produce the palm oil we are seeing today,” Mr Pius said.