What we do
We cultivate and produce about 80% of the total production of oil and its derivatives in Nigeria.
We of the National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN), represents the smallholders’ farmers/producers and we also cultivate and produce about 80% of the total production of oil palm and its derivatives in Nigeria. Production comes from dispersed smallholders who harvest semi-wild plants and use manual processing techniques, several million smallholders are spread over an estimated area of 3 million hectares.
Our state office will help in servings our members in each state. In the near future we also plan to open business offices in each Local Government Areas across the twenty-four (24) states. By extension NPPAN covers about four hundred and eighty-six Local Government Areas (486) in the 24 producing states of Nigeria.
National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) helps members at various stages of their own palm produce activities. From plantation clearing, nursery development, maintenance, equipment, processing mill, marketing and sales exportation, research and development etc. The nature of the work we do is a combination of technical, economic and management strategy.
Our Services
The free management-consulting services for members of the National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) can be classified as follows:
- Market research and development
- Palm produces business development
- Palm produce supply and demand
- Confidential discussion with possible partners (Federal/State/ Local Government, agencies, consultants, international organizations etc.
- Economic analysis of projects and plans. NPPAN cooperative society, Youth and women development scheme project, small scale palm oil packaging company
- Research and development projects
- Pilots and manufacturing facilities (Nursery, preliminary and engineered designs).
- Financial assessment (risk-adjusted NPV) of capital-investment options Affiliate Network services
- Search for project funding (network to include potential investors)
- Member’s education (Seminars, training, capacity building etc.)
Some of the problems are we trying to solve
- Wrong sourcing for the sprouted nuts and seedlings by members can cause numerous problems, which we can address before they occur.
- Sourcing/financing of efficient processing mill for members
- Collection of sprouted nuts and seedlings requires members buy-in early. We can work with the appropriate stakeholders to tell the story to the right people, show them what they stand to gain financially, and get the systems in place.
- Marketing a product based on environmental advantages alone in not a good strategy, but it is commonly perceived to be the only approach. In almost all cases, products need to meet or exceed the specifications of exiting products to be replaced. We will study the existing market conditions and relate those to the member’s product and process potential.
- For some existing manufacturers/processors, there will be obsolete plant equipment which needs to be replaced with modern ones. But there is no more capital to be deployed to fix it. In a case like this, we will help the member understand how to get modern equipment and how to accomplish its objectives.
