Palm oil is an important product used for food and industrial purposes such as vegetable oil, margarines, seasoning for noodles, confectionery as well as personal care products in Nigeria. In 2012, demand for palm oil in Nigeria was about 1.4 million tons valued at about 406 billion naira. However, in-country production remains below total demand…
Palm Oil production in Nigeria has experienced decline from the 1960’s when the country was producing 45% of the global output to a current output that represents 1.7% of the global palm oil output. Local production of palm oil has stagnated at a little less than a million metric tons since 2012, creating an estimated…
Market Development for the Niger Delta (MADE), a project funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned this mapping of oil palm clusters to provide investment information and support the promotion of improved practices, both in field and post harvest and provide potential information for the improvement of the oil palm sector. Loading……
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The Nigerian fisheries sector is an important sector from both an economic and social standpoint. In 2009, the sector contributed approximately US$1 billion to the country’s GDP. In coastal communities the sector is an important contributor to employment, livelihoods, and household food security. Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab…
The fisheries sector—comprised of both cultured and wild capture fish—is one of the most important sectors in Nigeria, both from an economic and social standpoint. In 2009, the Federal Department of Fisheries contributed approximately US$ 1 billon to the country’s GDP. Further, in the Niger Delta, the sector is an important contributor to employment, livelihoods,…
The fisheries sector—comprised of both cultured and wild capture fish—is one of the most important sectors in Nigeria, both from an economic and social standpoint. In 2009, the Federal Department of Fisheries contributed approximately US$ 1 billon to the country’s GDP. Further, in the Niger Delta, the sector is an important contributor to employment, livelihoods,…
MARKET Development for the Niger Delta (MADE) is a DFID funded development programme that uses a ‘making markets work for the poor’ (M4P) approach to generate pro-poor and inclusive economic growth in the non-oil sectors of the Niger Delta Region. MADE’s work in the aquaculture sector is driven by a strategy to improve the productivity…
Despite Nigeria’s leading position as the world’s leading cultivator of cassava, contribution of the Niger Delta, availability of market and the sustained efforts to improve the value chain, very little exists on the cassava production capacity of the Niger Delta and the distribution of clusters. Market Development Programme in the Niger Delta (MADE), which is…