According to the survey results, the production levels of the commodities were as follows:

Yr. 2003	COMMODITY	PRODUCTION ‘ 000 Tonnes
	Beniseed Cassava Cocoa Cotton Groundnut Gum Arabic Maize Palm Oil Rubber Soyabean	65,776.0 15,947.0 281,837.0 323,128.0 771,769.0 16,952.0 701,000.0 785,000.0 95,450.0 386,854.0

Journal of Raw Materials Research

The maiden edition of the journal was published. Topics covered in the edition included:

Investigation of Ceiba pentandra cotton as a potential thermal insulator

Development of fatliquor (surfactant) from castor oil and rubber seed oil blends.

Comparison of breadmaking properties of composite flours from kernels of roasted and boiled African breadfruit (Treculia africana decne) seeds.

Thermal processing of Nigerian freshwater molluscs: Commercial sterilization in brine, sauce and egusi soup.

Effects of anaerobic fermentation and lyle treated Prosopis africana seed meal on the nutritional and haematological responses of harco chicks.

Effects of silica/clay types and composition on the properties of ceramic tiles.

Upgrading of Muro Toto iron ore gravity pre-concentrate by reverse froth flotation method.

Preliminary investigation into the potentials of Clappertoniana-oxazolidine tannage as an alternative to chromium (III) tannage in the tanning industry

Mould characteristics of Azare foundry sand.

Impact of provitamin A in mango mesocarp flour in complementary food fed to rats and its acceptability by Human.

Newsletter

Two editions of the Newsletter were published as follows:

RMRDC Newsletter	Vol. 13 No. 1	May	Through the years
RMRDC Newsletter	Vol. 13 No. 2	December	ICT Development in Nigeria – The Journey

VISITORS TO THE COUNCIL

NAME	AFFILIATION	DATE OF VISIT
Mark Layola Stephen Lagatti Lawrence Pierre Engr. K. A. Alit M. H. A. Hassan P. Griffiths G. B. Ogunmola G. O. P. Obasi Corporate Corporate Lt. Col. C. A. Bossman Senator (Prof.) Iya Abubakar Senator (Dr.) E. O. Okpede A. M. Argungu Chief Ajana Abdul-Kabir	EBIZ, Abuja EBIZ “ EBIZ, “ Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Abuja Branch TWAS, Trieste, Italy IAS President, Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) World Meteorological Organisation (WAS), Geneva Honorary Presidential Council on Science and Technology American International School, Maitama, Abuja Commandant, Command Day Secondary School, Abuja Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology (S&T) National Assembly Senator, National Assembly Post master-General, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ondo State	4/02/04 4/02/04 4/02/04 4/02/04 12/05/04 12/05/04 12/05/04 12/05/04 12/05/04 13/05/04 27/05/04 01/06/04 01/06/04 02/06/04 06/07/04

Newsletter Two editions of the Newsletter were published as follows:

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Newsletter

Two editions of the Newsletter were published as follows: