Palm oil production in Nigeria is largely concentrated in the Niger Delta region, with smallholders accounting for about 80% of the production. Over a million smallholder plantation farmers, millers, processors, farm workers, wholesalers and retailers are involved in the sector. Local production has stagnated at a little less than a million metric tons since 2012,…
Nigeria boasts Africa’s largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and at close to 200 million people hosts the largest population in Africa. However, at close to 90 million people, Nigeria also has more citizens living in extreme poverty than any other country in the World. Between 2000 and 2014, Nigeria delivered an annual average…
Market Development in Niger Delta (MADE) was a DFID funded programme which raised the incomes of 154,225 poor people, 50 per cent of whom were women, by at least 15 per cent between September 2013 and February 2018. MADE uses the “Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P)” approach to design systemic and sustainable interventions…
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…