Location
(States):
Kaduna,
Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Plateau,
Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe,
Zamfara, FCT, Adamawa, Benue,
Borno, Jigawa.
Annual Production (Metric Tonnes):
8,824,000
for 2000
Industrial uses:
Sorghum
grits, malted sorghum, flour production.
Process Technology/Equipment:
1a) Sorghum Grits:
Cleaning, milling, separation/sorting and bagging.
2a) Sorghum Malt: Cleaning, steeping, germination, drying and
bagging.
Equipment
1b) Destoner (cleaner), hammer mills,
packaging machine
2b)
Tanks, germinator, dryers, bagging machine.
Status/Prospects:
The
ban on the importation of barley malt in the late 1980's to middle of
the 1990's encouraged local utilization of sorghum malt by the brewers.
Currently however this ban was lifted and breweries now import
barley malt.
R&D Activities: Not
available
