Rearing local breeds of chicken is a typical activity of rural households across Nigeria, including in the Niger Delta. Approximately 3 million households keep local chickens across the region, with an average flock size of 11 per household. These birds, though not reared with a specific commercial intent, provide a safety net for rural households,…
Demand for chicken meat and eggs in Nigeria is substantial and growing at more than 20% per annum as incomes rise and new marketing outlets appear. The government-imposed ban on poultry imports has raised the price of chicken meat and provides a strong window of opportunity for local production. The market for chickens is dominated…
Traditional poultry production is an important agricultural activity of most rural communities in the world where they are kept by the rural poor for meat, eggs, supplementary income and for meeting a wide range of social obligations. The production of traditional chickens in Nigeria is however hampered by the risk of infection from diseases, predators,…
One of the major challenges encountered by Smallholder Poultry Farmers (SHF) in poultry production in Nigeria is the incessant case of preventable bird diseases accounting for about 30% mortality rate. Limited access to and availability of inappropriately sized vaccines, preventing smallholder farmers from using the vaccines, are among leading causes of high poultry mortality experienced…
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In order to encourage local production of palm oil, the Federal Government of Nigeria has a 35% tariff on imported palm oil in place. Through the Agricultural Transformation Agenda and other State Government Schemes there are plans to expand oil palm production by providing improved seedlings to farmers to expand and or replant their ageing…
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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