Our Vision
To create a strong, sustainable and economically viable groundnut production value chain in Nigeria. We are working hard to ensure that Nigeria’s groundnut and processed products become a major source of export revenue for the country.
Meet IGFAN
Integrated Groundnut Farmers Association of Nigeria
Our mission at IGFAN is to help Nigeria realize its full potential as a major groundnut producing nation. In the 1970s, groundnut was a major cash crop produced in the Northern part of the country, however its production started to decline in the 1980s as a result of several factors including neglect of the agriculture sector due to oil production, drought, diseases etc. IGFAN aims to reverse this story by ensuring that groundnut and groundnut products take their rightful place as an import export product for Nigeria.
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Nutritional Benefits
Groundnut is a rich source of protein, niacin, and vitamins E and B1, a good source of copper and zinc, and a source of protein, vitamin B6, foliate, and iron.
Economic Importance
Nigeria is the largest groundnut producing country in West Africa, accounting for 51% of production in the region. The country contributes 10% of total global production and 39% that of Africa. Between 1956 and 1967, groundnut was the country’s most valuable single export crop, exemplified by the famous Kano groundnut pyramids.
Uses of Groundnut and Groundnut Oil
Groundnut is one of the most important oil and protein producing crops in the world. Groundnut by-products include groundnut meal, groundnut skin, groundnut hull and groundnut vine. Some of the by-product materials are used in food processing industry as functional ingredients.
WHO WE ARE
In Brief
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Our Mission
Empower key segments in the groundnut value chain from the farmers, all the way to the companies that process groundnut into other products by providing an attractive and sustainable export market for groundnut products that are produced in Nigeria.
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How We Do It
Train and supervise farmers to produce high quality, high yielding groundnuts. We work with key input suppliers to produce the appropriate seeds and fertilizers that guarantee high quality harvests. We also work closely with groundnut farmers to ensure that they follow best farming practices that produce output that meets international standards.
What we do
Identify areas with the best potential for producing high quality and high yield groundnuts in Nigeria and register highly motivated groundnut farmers to join our association
Provide advanced hands-on expertise in the form of consultants to work closely with farmers to ensure that they adopt best farming practices that guarantee bountiful harvests
Work with appropriate government agencies to obtain financing for our members under the CBN’s Anchor Borrower Program (ABP). We also procure effective insurance for our members
Coordinate post-harvest activities including storage and logistics for our farmers to eliminate avoidable losses from spoilage of harvested products
Partner with agriculture research institutions to source high yield, disease and drought resistant seeds and distribute to our members. Also source appropriate fertilizers that guarantee high output
Source for attractive export and local market for our members’ harvests and ensure very attractive economics for our member farmers
NEWS/EVENTS
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6th March, 2021
Groundnut farming in Nigeria: Beginners Guide
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6th March, 2021
ANCHOR BORROWERS’ PROGRAM
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6th March, 2021
Nigeria: Boosting Groundnut Production Through CBN's Anchor Borrower Programme
Nigeria is the largest producer of groundnut in sub-Saharan Africa and 3rd in the world. G
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