Exporting Cassava Chips From Nigeria

Exporting Cassava Chips & Pallets From Nigeria 

Nigeria is a major and largest producer of Cassava in the world. According to IITA , Nigeria produces the most improved cassava species that translate to over 80 percent world output

Cassava crop is cultivated in 34 out of the 36 states that make up Nigeria.

Cassava is used mainly for producing livestock feeds. The dry roots chips and pellets are used in production of animal livestock feeds in America and Europe. Alcohol is also extracted from cassava. Many European and American countries, including: Germany, UK, France, the Netherlands among others demands huge quantities of processed cassava products annually. Cassava cubes are used mainly in the compounding of livestock feeds.

Cassava derivatives also serves as industrial raw material for the production of adhesives bakery products, dextrin, dextrose glucose, lactose and sucrose. Dextrin is used as a binding agent in the paper and packing industry and adhesive in cardboard, plywood and veneer binding. Cassava derivatives are equally used in the production of dry cell, textiles and school chalk etc.

In the Food and beverage industries, cassava derivatives are used in the production of jelly caramel and chewing gum

Cassava products are also used in pharmaceutical and chemical industries in the in the production of cosmetics and drugs. 

Textile industries and food industries need starch as raw materials for production. Food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries (to mention few) need starch as raw material

About 30 percent of cassava production globally is used for starches and other industrial products and only less than one percent is processed into ethanol particularly in Brazil. It is a choice animal feed material because of its high carbohydrate content.

The principal buyer of cassava Chips and Pallets in the Europe is Netherlands, (accounting for over 40 percent of total Europe imports); Germany (about 20 per cent), Belgium and Luxembourg (about 13 percent), France (eight percent), U.K (10 percent) and Italy (two percent). 

Cassava Chips is a product derived from cassava. It is an unfermented white dried product of cassava with an average diameter of 3mm - 5mm, cylindrical or strand/rod in shape of uniform thickness

Cassava chips and pallets can be produced on a small scale at home, as well as on  a large scale. The process of producing cassava chips and pallets are virtually the same. The products undergo the following stages:

Exporting Charcoal From Nigeria 

Nigeria  is the second largest producer of charcoal in the world  after Brazil. Nigeria currently exports 380,000 metric tonnes of charcoal annually.

Charcoal is a black substance or carbon  produced by burning of wood  or other substances slowly without oxygen. Charcoal is a great source of energy that is used all over the globe.  

The western countries particularly prefer Nigeria’s charcoal, as the country is rich in tropical hardwood, which burns slower and is hotter

According to The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, over 40million metric tonnes of charcoal are consumed globally and approximately 2.4billion people rely on wood and charcoal for their daily fuel

Charcoal has a seasonal market, but the season differs from one country to another. For instances in Belgium, UK, Holland, France, Germany and Denmark, the Sales season is from May through August because that is their summer time.

Exporting Garlic  From Nigeria 

Nigeria  produces 150, 000 metric tonnes of Garlic yearly.The largest producer in Nigeria is  Sokoto State 

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a common flavoring and spice crop belonging to the family Alliaceae along with onion It is the second most widely used amongst cultivated Alliums after onions (Allium cepa). The crop consists of an underground bulb and vegetative shoot which consist of leaves and flower. They are 40 cm tall when fully grown.

Exporting Smoked Catfish from Nigeria

Exporting Smoked Fish  From Nigeria 

Recent report from the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) revealed that 500 tonnes of smoked catfish, tilapia and other types of fish exported from West Africa to the United Kingdom alone yearly. Nigeria alone exports about 5 tonnes of smoked fish per month


Presently, a pack of 500 grams of smoked catfish sells for between $18 and $20 internationally making it a potentially profitable business.

Exporting Kolanut From Nigeria

Kola nut is a caffeine based edible seed. kola nut extract is used in the production of beverage drinks, energy drinks, cosmetics (e.g. beauty soaps and creams), chewing gums, sweets, etc.

Recent report states that Kola nut among other benefits ; aids digestion, helps with weight loss, energy supplement , anti-depressant, decreases high blood pressure, acts as pain reliever,  etc.

Exporting Bitter kola  From Nigeria 

Bitter Kola also known as Garcinia Kola is in high demand in the international market, in countries like China, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and many other Asian countries. Bitter kola can be exported in different forms – wet, dried or powdered – depending on the specification of the buyer.


Bitter kola is a medium sized forest tree found in large quantities in the Eastern and Western States of Nigeria. It is a wonderful agricultural product with a wide range of applications in natural and orthodox medicine. Bitter kola is also used for brewery purposes and that has been the reason why bitter kola is demanded in small and in large quantities by the international market.

Exporting Honey From Nigeria 

Raw honey is pure, unfiltered and unpasteurized sweetener made by bees from the nectar of flowers. Most of the honey consumed today is processed honey that’s been heated and filtered since it was gathered from the hive. Unlike processed honey, raw honey does not get robbed of its incredible nutritional value and health powers. It can help with everything from low energy to sleep problems to seasonal allergies

Wikipedia defines honey as  a sweet, viscous food substance produced by the insect called bees and some related insects.Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants (floral nectar) or other insects (aphid honeydew) through regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation. Honey is stored in wax structures called honeycombs

The variety of honey produced by honey bees (the genus Apis) is the best-known, due to its worldwide commercial production and human consumption.


Honey is collected from wild bee colonies, or from hives of domesticated bees, a practice known as beekeeping.


Honey gets its sweetness from the monosaccharides fructose and glucose, and has about the same relative sweetness as sucrose (granulated sugar).