The future is Agriculture. We should be able to feed our nation and export to improve our economy.

Exportation is very profitable: While importers lament bitterly due to the embarrassing forex quagmire, exporters are the ones who smile – no, laugh – to the bank considering the naira to dollar exchange rate. More people are realizing this and the business is booming.

Reach us for your quality Sheanut and Sheabutter. We have abundant Sheanut and Sheabutter at competitive price in kwara.

We have good and quality shea butter. It is available even in commercial quantity. It is N2100 per kilo or kg. If you need I metric ton, do the maths. There is market and I mean real market.There is high demand for sheabutter in Nigeria and now more than ever, the demand is going uptrend going by the profound results and benefits to users. To some, it has been a life saver and to others, it is an expanding opportunity. Anyone, I mean anyone can tap from this commodity business value chains.

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ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) is a trade instrument designed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The scheme offers unhindered market access to the fifteen member Countries and promotes economic relations within the sub-region. Countries covered by the Scheme are; Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde.


ETLS benefits
The ETLS gruarantees free movement of goods and persons between member countries.
No quantitative restrictions.
Total exemption from import duties and taxes.
Non-payment of compensation for loss of revenue for items (ii) and (iii) as a result of their importation.

Thousands of people intend to venture into the exportation of goods and services from Nigeria to many parts of the world. A strong advantage of this is it doesn’t just serve as a means of generating large revenues for their businesses, but is also a great way to get paid in foreign currency.

After your market research, there is need to develop an export plan. The question is, how do you plan your Export business?


Export plan tips

Keep your plan simple and to the point.
Always include your unique value proposition (this describes what differentiates you from your competitors).
Develop a feasible budget plan.
Focus on your target market when defining your export plan.
A good export plan guides you seamlessly through different export processes.
Ensure you incorporate relevant stakeholders (financial advisers, brokers and governmental bodies)

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Invest in Agricultural export business. There is huge potential from the export of our raw commodities in Nigeria.

Agricultural Export business offers a lot of business opportunities for the budding and potential Exporters. The opportunities in Agriculture and Agro Export are numerous especially along the value chains. You can decide to venture as a full time exporters, contract sourcing agent, commodity sourcing agent, a middle man etc.

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How To Ensure The Quality Of Goods You’re Buying Locally, Exporting, Or Importing Meets International Standards

A lot goes into every international trade transaction; from product sourcing to logistics, payment security, and much more. But while there are attractive profitable opportunities to explore, there are also great risks involved, and one risk that can cost you your entire investment is failing to ensure that the quality of the goods you’re exporting meets the export standard agreed between you and the international client.
Quality assessment is usually a great problem for a lot of exporters and managing this risk is key to building a profitable fast-growing international trade business, since meeting your obligations would help spread word of mouth. But when you fail to meet the quality standards specified, you wouldn’t just lose clients, but would also very likely lose your investment.

Now, what are the solution points? Join our Export training program to learn all the ways to ensure the quality of goods you are buying locally or Exporting meets International standards.

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Our training programme is still available. The demand for Nigeria Agro commodities in International market are on the rise. Book a space and let's an expert help you navigate and resolve your great Export challenge.

It doesn't matter if you are a new comer testing International waters for the first time or an established exporter looking to grow your business abroad, your main challenge is always to find the right market and buyers for your goods and services you provide.

Honesty, selling in an unknown country is never easy. There are physical distance, cultural barriers to consider and language among other things. Luckily, we live in a time where technological advances have shrunk our world and brought us closer.

To sell a product, you need a market for it. Where is the demand? Is it stable? Is it profitable in short and long term? Are there trade barriers? In export, your market is a country or countries with a demand for your product. So, how does an exporter go about finding this market?

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Export potential of Cashew Nuts

The markets with greatest potential for Nigeria’s exports of Cashew nuts, in shell are “Viet Nam”, “India” and “Brazil”. Nigeria has closest export links with Bahrain. Viet Nam is the market with the highest demand potential for 080131 Cashew nuts, in shell.

You can Begin on a Small Scale

Because you are doing it on a small scale, you do not need to register a company because you will be sending the food through an individual. The startup capital ranges between N150, 000 and N200, 000, as well as an e-mail address, a mobile phone, and an account with a reputable Nigerian bank.

However, having a domiciliary account is preferable; you don't need prior experience in the field, but you should have a "good head" for business organization.

An organization called the Association of Micro-Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (AMEN) can assist you in registering with NAFDAC. You can also use their factory site, which will help you run your business successfully.

How profitable is smoked fish business?

There is also export market for smoked fish. The project is also a step to strengthen the informal sector, which is the bed rock of any economy. Fish smoking is very lucrative and profitable. The return on investment is above 50percent and the project can pay back itself within one year of take-off.

Smoked fish is a popular ingredient in Nigeria as most people use it to enrich the taste of soups and cuisines. There has been a growing demand for smoked-dried fish outside Nigeria, especially in the US and Europe.

The high demand for smoked-dried fish abroad is as a result of the increased number of Africans living in the diaspora. As a result of this transcontinental migration and a growing appreciation for African flavors and food, smoked-dried fish has remained in high demand.

Therefore setting up a quality control centre for Exportable Agricultural commodity using Public- Private Partnership (PPP) strategy will be of immense benefit to this nation’s non-oil export businesses.

This centre should be saddled with the responsibility of promoting the export of good quality Agricultural products, training exporters and farmers on processing and preservation methods, inspecting the quality of items to be exported and issuance of a quality certificate.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should make this certificate part of the exchange control documents to be returned to the Banks after shipments in order to ensure
strict adherence.

If the non-oil export sector of the Nigerian economy can be given this type of attention, then we will be on our way to expanding our
Agricultural commodity export markets,creating more markets for farmers and ultimately boosting employment and the nation’s GDP.

The world is more open than ever before, trading or export business is booming. Small export business can be very lucrative if you are executing a great export business idea. Each of this could be your starting point for your own export business.

Ginger as an agro product offers a lot of value chain. For ginger, untapped markets exist in Netherland, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh, Canada, Malaysia, Germany, UAE and Italy. Estimated untapped potential is largest in the Dutch market with 4.5 million dollars of additional export to be reached up till 2021.

The Netherland and UK are very interesting. There is a lot of additional export potential there. Try to access new markets like Pakistan, Japan and Bangladesh. Also, keep trying to expand export in Germany and the UAE.

Exporter advantages

While it will take some time, good market research gives you several great advantages in your further export process. The main benefits for you:
It helps you to identify your most promising market
It will include rich inputs for your export plan
It will give you full understanding of the competitive landscape of your target market
It will support you in minimising risks and maximising prospects.

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Subscribe to our Export training course which covers everything and in- depth on the Export business from how to find International buyers to how to raise finance for your Export transactions, how to source products in remote communities at cheap prices, how to ensure you are getting paid before you spend a dime sourcing commodities, how to ensure the quality of the products meet the required standards, how to ship your products, products that are most demanded and can earn you double profits and so much more.

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is inviting exporters and stakeholders to an Export Webinar titled "NEPC RE-ENERGIZED"

Event Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Event Venue: Virtual

Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

The international trade industry may be highly lucrative for traders who have learnt the ropes and can successfully chart a course that is mostly bound for success, but not knowing some key things could cause you to lose your investments whether you’re trading from Nigeria, Asia, Europe, America, Africa or other parts of the world.
To help you know some unexpected challenges you may face when shipping commodities, join us in our training program to discuss 9 challenges most international traders in Nigeria and many other parts of the world face.

Starting an Export business in Nigeria comes with both its pros and cons. If executed well, the seller could rake in a whole lot of money. But if not well managed, significant losses could be recorded.

While most people believe exportation should cost you a lot of money, going in as a broker and leveraging a wide network of local suppliers to supplement your goods sales will go a long way in helping you build a successful business that won’t just enable you to generate high revenues in widespread broker commissions, but will ensure you contribute positively to Nigeria’s or your own country’s GDP.

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Let's Take Voyage to discuss the Opportunities in Cassava Business and Export in Nigeria

These included dry chips for export to China, dry chips for domestic poultry feed, cassava as a feedstock for sugar syrup production (especially high fructose syrup), ethanol for blending with petrol as part of the Governments E10 policy and packaged garri for high-value urban markets.

The market subsectors as derivative of cassava include:

 High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF)
 Instant odourless fufu
 Packaged garri (gari)
 Starch
 Sugar Syrups & Sweeteners
 Chips – for domestic livestock feed & Export
 Ethanol/bio-fuels
 Beer


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High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF)

Potential market – High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) is prepared from peeled and grated cassava, that has been de-watered, dried to 10-12% moisture content, milled and screened to give a fine flour capable of passing through a 0.25mm sieve. HQCF typically contains >90% starch but is not pure starch as it contains a certain percentage of fibre and traces of protein and fat.

HQCF is so called to distinguish it from the many traditional cassava flours which are typically off white in colour, have a fermented smell and taste, and coarsely ground. The traditional products are not suited for use in bakery products or manufacture of paperboard adhesive.


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The key market for HQCF is as a partial substitute for wheat flour in bread. Using hard wheat flour containing conventional bakery improvers, HQCF can be incorporated at levels of ~7% without adverse effects on loaf quality.

Above this level the volume of the loaf is visibly reduced and the texture of the bread has a heavy cake like texture due to the absence of gluten in HQCF. Furthermore shelf-life will reduce from 7-10 days to ~4 days due to the hygroscopic nature of HQCF that encourages mould growth.

However, bakery improvers are available in Nigeria that allow 20% incorporation of HQCF with a 7-8 day shelf-life. One of the major bakeries has launched a 20% HQCF line of products including bread, sausage rolls, cakes and cookies.

To be continued........