PIND’s second value chain analysis focused on Nigeria’s cassava sector. Nigeria is the largest cassava producer in the world, averaging an annual production of about 35 million mt over the last 5 years, yet it is a major importer of processed cassava products, especially starch. About one-third of the total…
PIND’s third value chain analysis examined the Palm Oil sector. Nigeria was the world’s leading producer and exporter in the 1960s, however, since then the country has fallen to being a net importer to meet growing domestic demand, especially for higher quality oils and fractions. The value chain study concluded…
One of PIND’s guiding principles is to “integrate gender participation and awareness of gender issues into every aspect of project design and implementation to foster equitable participation and benefits for both men and women.” To achieve this goal, PIND commissioned CEDPA in the last quarter of 2010 to conduct a…
