Although NIFOR has recorded significant achievements in oil palm research which would have sustained this country's pre~eminent position as the world's leading palm oil producer it is now well known that Nigeria lost its leading position because development in the oil palm industry did not keep pace with research and domestic demand. Up to the early 1960s, Nigeria was the foremost world producer and exporter of palm oil, her annual export averaging 162,000 tonnes (21% of the total world tr.:\de).In 1962, however, there was a sudden decline from 165,000 tonnes exported in 1961to about 118,000 t6nnes.~ This was thought to be associated with the decision of the Regional Marketing Boards to reduce the Ins pi to I of this relative decline, Nigeria was still top most of the world I tonne leading to a slight recovery of about 16,000 tonnes. producer price from N106/tonne to H82/tonnc. The 1962 price level was maintained up to 1964 when it was slightly incrcased to H84/palm oil export table. In 1965, this position was overtaken by f1alaysia with a tota~ export of about 180,000 tonnes against 152,000 tonnes for the same yc¥r. By 1976 Nigeria's role has been reversed from that of an exporter to that of a net importer~ . 1980 imports stood at 21,000 tonnes valued at N11.4 Million

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great analysis,but does anyone know the business of exporting goods from nigeria to any where else in the world.And what particular goods is hotcake.

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I have heard so much about NIFOR and I am very interested in this organisation, but the phone numbers on their website are not functional. Please help with the phone numbers of NIFOR.

Thanks.