Location
(States):
Adamawa,
Anambra, Benue, Cross Rivers, River, Delta,
Edo, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun,
Ondo, Nassarawa, Kaduna,
Plateau.
Annual Production (MetricTonnes):
339,000 for 2002
Industrial uses:
Edible
oil, animal feed, magarine,Used in Manufacture of products such as
Paints, Printing Ink, Lipstick, Mascara and Drugs.
Process Technology/Equipment:
Soya bean seed oil & cake
Cleaning, conditioning,, expelling sedimenting, clarifying, and
packaging.
Equipment:
Cleaners,
conditioners, expellers, sedimentation tanks, clarifiers and packaging
machines.
Status/Prospects: Not
available
R&D Activities:
IAR &T (Ibadan) has developed the
following Soyabean-based products- Soya Milk, Soya puff, Soya-Iru, Soya-Egusi,
Soya meat, Soya-Garri.
The
use of soyabean for the production of vegetable oil and baby food had
increased local production of the crop.
