What are the major producers of soybeans in Nigeria?
Kaduna, Katsina, and Benue are the largest producers of the crop while other states like Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Bauchi, and Zamfara are also major producers. Although market opportunities exist in Nigeria for soybeans sales and export, the level of participation by local farmers is still relatively abysmal.
Where is soybean farming in Nigeria?
Soybean farming is currently concentrated in the core North and the Middle Belt. Kaduna, Katsina, and Benue are the largest producers of the crop while other states like Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Bauchi, and Zamfara are also major producers.
Why is soybean production rising in Nigeria?
Nigeria’s soybean production is rising steadily spurred by favorable grower prices and sustained high demand for soy meal by the poultry sector over the past five years. Growth in domestic production lags behind rapid growth in demand by the poultry sector, averaging about 25 percent per annum the last five years.
When was soybean introduced to Nigeria?
In 1908, soybean was introduced to Nigeria and was cultivated as an export crop in a small area in Benue state, where the introduced variety ‘Malayan’ was adopted. The crop is usually grown in smallholdings in mixed cropping with sorghum or maize or as an intercrop in citrus orchards.
How is soybean oil extracted?
Two common soybean oil production processes are solvent extraction (chemical) and mechanical extraction using a screw press. The most conventional method is to extract oil by mechanical oil processing machines. The oil obtained from screw press, known as crude oil, usually undergoes a filtration process before being consumed as food.
Why is automatic soybean oil processing plant necessary?
Automatic soybean oil processing plant is necessary because of the low efficiency of the oil extracted by hand operated machines.