Problems of Oil Palm Production and Processing as Perceived by Palm Oil Processors/Millers in Imo State, Nigeria

Ihenacho L.U.; Okorie U.G.

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Problems of Oil Palm Production and Processing as Perceived by Palm Oil Processors/Millers in Imo State, Nigeria

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African Journal of Agriculture and Food Science

Vol. 3Issue 22020pp. 42–47Published 24 May 2020

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Abstract:

This study was carried out in Imo State to examine the perceived problems of oil palm production. A total of 124 processors or millers were selected randomly and given questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that the problems facing oil palm production include lack of adequate land space, inadequate storage facilities which results in low production of oil palm, inadequate finance. While its prospects include that the cultivation of oil palm is an inevitable means of shifting the nation’s dependence on oil and a means of discouraging urban drift. It was recommended that governments at all levels should provide loans specifically to oil palm producers, cooperative societies should also be encouraged to ensure easy milling of oil palm, adequate market information be given to millers for profitable income and land tenure reform be taken to ease land problems.

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