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PRESENTATION BY
Enaberue, L. O.
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OIL PALM RESEARCH (NIFOR).
AT THE SHEA 2016 CONFERENCE HELD AT IBADAN ON THE 10TH 11TH MAY, 2016
INTRODUCTION
S/No. Coastal Mangrove Derived/Southern Guinea Northern Guinea Sahel Surface Area Km2
1. swamp/Rain
Rivers Forest Savannah Savannah 11,077
2. Bayelsa 10,773
3/ Lagos 3,345
4. Delta 17,698
5. Ondo 15,500
6. Akwa Ibom 7,081
7. Cross River 20,156
8. Ogun 16,762
9. Edo N. Edo 17,802
10. Imo 5,100
11. Abia 6,320
12. Ebonyi N. Ebonyi 5,670
13. Enugu N. Enugu 7,161
14. Oyo N. Oyo 128,454
15. Osun` N. Ogun 9,251
16. Ekiti N. Ekiti 6,353
17. Benue 34,059
18. Kogi 29,833
19. Kwara 128,825
20. Niger 136,315
21. FCT 7,315
22. Nasarawa 27,117
23. Plateau 30,913
24. Taraba 54,473
25. Adamawa 45,857
26. Bauchi 36,917
27. Gombe 18,768
28. S. Kaduna N. Kaduna 46,058
29. Kebbi 36,800
30. S. Born N. Borno 30,898
31. Yobe 45,502
32. Kano 20,131
33. Jigawa 23,154
34. Katsina 24,192
35. Zamfara 39,762
36. S. Sokoto N. Sokoto 25,973
Rainfall mm/yr. 2,500 3,500 1,500 1,000 500
Shea tree NIL V. High High Low
density
Shea diagnostic survey
Objective OF THE SURVEY
To bring Shea in to cultivation and to curb
desertification with the aim of improving the
livelihood of poor rural farmers and
sustainable agriculture
AREA OF STUDY
Benue
Edo
Enugu
Jigawa
Kebbi
Kwara
Niger
Oyo .
Findings from the survey
Shea trees have good distribution in Nigeria
concentrating most in the Guinea savannah belt.
Some areas with few stands
* Mulching
Diseased
seedling
Shea soap
Shea butter
Benefits of Shea
domestication
Provision of planting materials at will to growers
Shea value chain can develop in a structured and
planned order
Processors and other down stream actors can set up
shop
Rural folks, the primary players can improve
livelihoods by developing Shea based farming system
agriculture
Therefore come out of poverty and build prosperity
Governments can key in too to improve rural
livelihoods, promote processing and quality control
The same governments can later take taxes and
increase its income base
Good for all
MY Wansangere
Experience
Coal production