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The Importance of Sesame Seeds for Nigeria's Economy

With much sesame seed cultivation concentrated in the north and international demand for sesame seeds expected to continue rising, sesame seeds are playing a key role in reducing poverty in Northern Nigeria and improving the country's economy as a whole. ....

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Sesame takes lead as Nigeria's leading non-oil export

Nigeria is the 7th major producer of high quality raw sesame seed worldwide. The characteristics of Nigerian sesame are high oil content, low moisture content and 99 per cent natural.  Sesame production has been on the increase in the country and now takes the lead as the highest non-oil export from Nigeria, as cocoa lost […]
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Farmers advised to fight aflatoxin in maize, groundnut


It infects crops from flowering until maturity. Maize and groundnut are particularly susceptible. One cannot see, smell or taste aflatoxin, yet both people and animals are very sensitive to it.
While acute exposure to aflatoxins can kill, prolonged exposure leads to impeded growth, liver disease, immune suppression and cancer, with women, children and the poor most vulnerable.
Few years ago, makers of animal feeds and other household consumables complained that the Nigerian maize and other oil seeds like groundnut were highly infected with aflatoxins, which forced many poultry farmers and feed millers to clamour for importation.
On Tuesday, stakeholders met at a workshop organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and  Harvestfield Industries Limited to discuss the  results of aflatoxin levels test in maize sampled nationwide under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (CBN-ABP) 2020 wet season project. ....

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