Between 1961 and 1965 world oil palm
production was 1.5 million tons, with Nigeria
accounting for 43%. However, since then, oil palm
production in Nigeria has virtually been stagnated.
But today, world oil palm production amounts to
14.4 million tons, with Nigeria which is one of the
largest producers in West Africa, accounting for
only 7%. Kei et al (1997) compared the
characteristics of the Oil palm sectors in Malaysia
and Nigeria and found out that Malaysia’s success is built on plantation management together with
processing in large modern bills. The plantation
mode of production is characterized by large scale
monoculture under unified management. In
Nigeria by contrast, 80% of production comes
from dispersed small holders who harvest semi
wild plants and use manual processing techniques.
Several million smallholders are spread over an
estimated area of 1.65 million hectares in the
southern part of Nigeria. In addition, to the agroclimatic
and structural (size and scale of
production and processing sectors) there are other
environmental and coordination factors like little
use of modern inputs and extension service;
previously controlled by monopoly marketing
board; low provisions of market information,
standards and quality control (Udom,1986)
Between 1961 and 1965 world oil palmproduction was 1.5 million tons, with Nigeriaaccounting for 43%. However, since then, oil palmproduction in Nigeria has virtually been stagnated.But today, world oil palm production amounts to14.4 million tons, with Nigeria which is one of thelargest producers in West Africa, accounting foronly 7%. Kei et al (1997) compared thecharacteristics of the Oil palm sectors in Malaysiaand Nigeria and found out that Malaysia’s success is built on plantation management together withprocessing in large modern bills. The plantationmode of production is characterized by large scalemonoculture under unified management. InNigeria by contrast, 80% of production comesfrom dispersed small holders who harvest semiwild plants and use manual processing techniques.Several million smallholders are spread over anestimated area of 1.65 million hectares in thesouthern part of Nigeria. In addition, to the agroclimaticand structural (size and scale ofproduction and processing sectors) there are otherenvironmental and coordination factors like littleuse of modern inputs and extension service;previously controlled by monopoly marketingboard; low provisions of market information,standards and quality control (Udom,1986)
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