Africa: 'Africa Lacks Production Capacity to Meet Local Demand for Oil Palm'

30 August 2021

The Secretary, National Action Committee on Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), Mr. Francis Anatogu has stated that Africa lacks the production capacity to meet local demand its oil palm needs, noting that the continent still depends heavily on importation.

According to him, Nigeria and other countries on the continent put together cannot produce the quantity of oil palm Africa needs as report reveals that importation of oil topped the list of import among countries in Africa.

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