The local steps of palm oil production in Nigeria.

Nigeria is one of the largest producers of palm  oil in the world, with 80% of the country's production coming from smallholder farmers. The traditional steps  of palm oil  production in Nigeria  include:

• Harvesting palm fruits from trees
• Collecting palm  fruit bunches
• Breaking the bunches into smaller pieces called  spikes
• Removing palm fruits from the  spikes

Boiling
Some of the challenges  in the development of the palm oil sector in Nigeria  include:

• Lack of access to high-quality inputs  such as fertilizers and planting  materials
• Unreliable distribution of inputs to  farms
• Weak systems  to identify farmers  in need  of subsidized  inputs
• Land issues  related to land ownership or  long-term leases
• Expansion of  palm oil plantations threatening  the rainforest ecosystem

Growth in palm oil production in Nigeria has largely stagnated in recent years, while local demand has  increased. This creates a gap  between supply and demand that  can be a profitable investment  opportunity.