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Nigeria can attain sufficiency in coconut by 2030 – Producers

…Target 10,000 hectares in Jigawa The Jigawa State chapter of the National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association (NACOPPMAN) has inaugurated the 2021 coconut planting season in the state. The coordinator of the association, Hajiya Sakina Muhammad, stated this during the exercise, with the theme, ‘One family, three coconut trees,’ in Dutse. Hajiya Sakina said […]

FG Seeks to Harness $6bn Global Coconut Market

James Emejo in Abuja The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Mariam Katagum, has said the federal government is committed to supporting current efforts aimed at harnessing the immense potentials of the coconut commodity whose global market worth is estimated at over $6 billion. She said the commodity has lot of economic, medicinal and nutritional value and enjoys huge market in the country. The minister, at the inauguration of the 2021 coconut planting season in Abuja, however, expressed concern that despite its economic benefits, the current local supply could only meet about 20 per cent of demand. She said there was the need to urgently address the supply side constraints to boost the economy.

Coconut producers association calls for seeds import waivers

The National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN) urged the FG to grant import waivers on coconut import, especially seeds, in a bid to generate N320 trillion for the economy annually. This was disclosed by Mrs Okoroji Okechukwu, the President of the Association, as the 2021 coconut planting season, flagged off on Tuesday in Abuja. The 2021 season, themed: ‘Actualising Coconut Sufficiency in Nigeria (COSIN): Planting Coconut trees with Economic, Health and Export Potentials’ is viewed by stakeholders as a catalyst towards the implantation success of the association’s six-year strategic plan of 2021-27, called ‘NACOPPMAN’s Cosin Project.’

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