Nigeria revives ailing palm oil sector

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 04, 2021 12:02 am

Okomu, Nigeria: Standing beside the piles of dark red palm fruits ready for crushing for their essence, Nigerian farmer Micah Ojo hopes to cash in on the government's drive to revive the country's once thriving palm oil business.

His farm is one of the small plantations scattered across southern Nigeria where the government is investing heavily in the industry as part of its drive to diversify away from petroleum and help create jobs.

INDUSTRY REVIVAL Workers walk past nursery palm trees at Okomu Oil Plantations, Okomu community in Edo State, midwestern Nigeria, on September 14, 2021. AFP PHOTO

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