Location
(States):
Benue,
Jigawa, Plateau, Yobe, Kebbi,
Niger, Kaduna,
Kano, Bauchi, Sokoto, Adamawa, Taraba, FCT.
Annual Production (Metric Tones):
713,000
Industrial uses:
Fruit juice
Jam production
Dried mango powder
Beverage
& liquor
Process
Technology/Equipment:
Fruit Juice production:
Fruit sorting, cleaning, slicing, pulping, juice extraction, bottling and
pasteurizing.
Equipment
Sorters,
cleaners, sheers, pulpers, juice extractor, bottling unit, pasteurizers.
Status/Prospects:
The
world
import of fresh mango are projected to increase by 53% to 459,000 tonnes by year
2005 (FAO 2000) with Africa contributing less than 1%.
Nigeria's production of 768 tonnes in 1999, contributing 731 out of the
African production of 23880
R&D Activities: Not available
