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COWPEA {BEANS} FLOUR PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING IN NIGERIA.
Cowpea is an important source of protein in both urban and rural Nigeria; not surprising, therefore, is also the fact that Nigeria is also the largest producer and consumer of cowpea in all of Africa. More than 8 million hectares of cowpea are grown in West and Central Africa. Nigeria is the largest producer with 4 million ha, followed by Niger, 3 million ha. Other producers are Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal.
The cowpea grain contains about 25% protein, and 64% carbohydrate and its potential in the alleviation of malnutrition among resource poor farmers is inestimable.
They are considered dual purpose because they provide grains for human consumption while also providing fodder for livestock.
One major achievement of the present civilian administration in Nigeria in the past twelve (12) years as been the growth of middle class which has been witnessed in the country. These growths continues to drive the increasing social and sanitary awareness of the need for hygienic and good quality processed food coupled with the geometrically exploding population and continued rural-urban drift continues to fuel the demand for cowpea flour in the country.
Cowpea flour is used in the preparation of akara (fried cowpea paste), danwake (cowpea dumplings) and moin-moin (steamed cowpea paste) and surely provides working mother the opportunity to prepare this favorite meal with the comfort it provides.
The various which the product the product can be put to coupled with the nutrition and medicinal effects of cowpea, makes cowpea flour a high soughted after product. Cowpea flour is a cheap source of protein and carbohydrate and the product can be marketed through market women, food canteens, hotels and supermarkets.
The major raw material required for production is the cowpea seed which can be sourced mainly from the northern part of the country due to the climatic condition of the area. Some of the cowpea producing states in Nigeria include Kano, Kaduna, Gombe, Zamfara etc.
Some of the machinery and equipment required for plantain flour production includes grinders, sieves, packaging machine and weighing scales.
The product would be packaged in plastic bags of different sizes targeting different segments of the market.
To sell beans flour in Nigeria or even export the product abroad, the investor would have to register with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control {NAFDAC} in Nigeria and at such the promoters would have to ensure that the production meets good quality standard by ensuring stringent and hygienic condition prevail at the production plant. The promoters would also have to register with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council {NEPC} when the product is to be exported.
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