Kolanut production, processing and marketing in the South-eastern states of Nigeria
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Kolanut is an important economic crop in the South Eastern region of Nigeria. However, there were nocontiguous kola plantations in the South East, rather each homestead has about 2 to 15 kola treesscattered around the backyard. The land tenure system was observed to be the major constraint to kolaproduction in large scale in the South East. Other limiting factors were poor nutrient status of the SouthEastern soils, which have been heavily leached; the long gestation period of kola tree; thecharacteristic low yield of the crop; various pests, diseases and weeds (epiphytes) ravaging the plant.The non-inclusion of kolanut in the list of graded items for exportation by the Federal Government ofNigeria also contributes to its low production and marketing. Traditional methods of production,processing, storage and marketing peculiar to the South East are discussed.
DOI: 10.5897/ajps.9000159
Language: English
Subfield: Forestry
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2154954635