Lokoja university proposes 50-hectare cassava pilot
RMRDC and Federal University Lokoja held preliminary talks; the 50-hectare pilot proposal is not an approval or funded project.
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Federal University Lokoja and Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) held preliminary talks on developing the cassava value chain, according to a council report published on October 3. The discussion followed a visit by a university delegation to RMRDC headquarters in Abuja; the source describes a possible collaboration, not a signed agreement.
The university representatives proposed a five-phase pilot on 50 hectares, covering garri, ethanol, high-quality cassava flour, chips and animal feed. A delegate said Nigeria loses about US$654 million a year to cassava imports and converts less than 15% of its cassava into high-quality flour; the report gives no reference years or independent methodology for those claims. RMRDC encouraged a wider proposal including cassava bioenergy, but no funding, construction or production start was announced.
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Cassava figures and pilot proposal reported by the source
National market figures and 50-hectare proposal presented by the university delegation in the RMRDC report.
| Estimated annual loss linked to cassava imports | 654 | million USD | Source-reported national estimate; annual period and method not specified. |
Methodology
Figures are attributed to Federal University Lokoja representatives in the RMRDC report dated October 3, 2026. The year behind the annual import-loss estimate and the under-15% conversion claim is not specified. Fifty hectares is the proposed pilot area. These are not presented as independently verified results or a completed project.
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Cassava figures and pilot proposal reported by the source
National market figures and 50-hectare proposal presented by the university delegation in the RMRDC report.
| Share converted into high-quality cassava flour | 15 | percent | University speaker said less than this share is converted; reference year not specified. |
Methodology
Figures are attributed to Federal University Lokoja representatives in the RMRDC report dated October 3, 2026. The year behind the annual import-loss estimate and the under-15% conversion claim is not specified. Fifty hectares is the proposed pilot area. These are not presented as independently verified results or a completed project.
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Cassava figures and pilot proposal reported by the source
National market figures and 50-hectare proposal presented by the university delegation in the RMRDC report.
| Proposed Federal University Lokoja pilot area | 50 | hectares | Proposed pilot size disclosed by the university delegation; not a completed project. |
Methodology
Figures are attributed to Federal University Lokoja representatives in the RMRDC report dated October 3, 2026. The year behind the annual import-loss estimate and the under-15% conversion claim is not specified. Fifty hectares is the proposed pilot area. These are not presented as independently verified results or a completed project.
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