The mean age of sampled processors was
56 years and this implied that those involved in
the processing of palm oil are no more in their
active age and so, are growing old. However,
younger ones should be encouraged to participate
in these processing operations. Education plays an
important role in palm oil processing operations
since it will facilitate the adoption of innovations
that will improve palm oil processing. The study
revealed that 50% of the respondents had primary
education, 44% had secondary, and 1% had
tertiary education while 4% had none.