large type peanut oil processing plant in nigeria

   
large type peanut oil processing plant in nigeria
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • large type peanut oil processing plant in nigeria
  • Where is groundnut grown in Nigeria?
  • Groundnut, is grown by over 57% and 33% of farmers in Adamawa and Borno States, respectively. It is mostly sold or processed for income generating activities. Nigeria¡¯s groundnut production has been increasing at 8% per annum, resulting from area expansion of 6% and increased productivity of 2%.
  • Can groundnut be grown in dry season in Nigeria?
  • Plate 6: Dry season groundnut in Northern Nigeria. Groundnut was not commonly grown in the dry season in Nigeria mainly because of the incidence of aphids and associated rosette disease. However, ICRISAT and partners have successfully demonstrated its cultivation with the dissemination and adoption of early-maturing varieties like Samnut 24.
  • Why is groundnut production increasing in Nigeria?
  • Nigeria¡¯s groundnut production has been increasing at 8% per annum, resulting from area expansion of 6% and increased productivity of 2%. Nigerian groundnut farmers have for many decades relied solely on long-duration local varieties that are low yielding and have low resistance to diseases; this affected productivity greatly.
  • What pests eat groundnuts in Nigeria?
  • Termites, aphids, thrips and leaf miner are the most important groundnut pests. These are brownish-grey polyphagous insects feed on other plants. They are vectors of groundnut rosette disease, groundnut mottle virus and peanut stripe virus in Nigeria. Aphids can cause yield losses of up to 40% in groundnut.