highly nutrious palm oil extraction in Nigeria

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  • highly nutrious palm oil extraction in Nigeria
  • highly nutrious palm oil extraction in Nigeria
  • highly nutrious palm oil extraction in Nigeria
  • 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 kernel oil so popular in Nigeria?
  • The Nigerian vegetable oil market uniquely features palm kernel oil packaged for household and commercial food frying. More than 60% of refineries in Nigeria are built on palm kernel oil as raw materials. This is because processing of palm kernel oil involves degumming, bleaching, deodorization, cooling, and packaging.
  • 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.
  • How much palm oil is consumed in Nigeria?
  • In 2018, approximately 240,000 metric tons of palm oil consumed in Nigeria is used for non-food industrial purposes, while 1.1 million metric tonnes is used for food consumption related purposes. Nigeria being the fifth largest producer of palm oil in the world, needs to take the issue of sustainability in the palm oil industry very seriously.

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