Research Publications

Unlocking the potentials of nigeria's non-oil sector

T·he various policies of government since the return of democracy in 1999 have given greater focus to the development of the non-oil sector in order to address the challenges of job creation, competitive manufacturing and increased exports. Athough the non-oil sector has generally shown posit...

Technical brief on mineral raw materials in nigeria (gold)

This is a technical Brief on Gold in Nigeria...

Technical brief on mineral raw materials in Nigeria lead/zinc

This is a technical brief on lead-zinc...

Paw paw: production, utilization and post harvest technology

Prospects of commercial production of pawpaw and its utilization as an industrial raw material....

Development of tomato value chain in nigeria

The value chain describes the process of work, the actors and thechannels involved in the production, processing and marketingof the product. The approach to agriculture focuses onimproved quality of agricultural products, increased agriculturalsystems efficiencies or development of differentiated a...

Rmrdc newsletter (2012)

A Bulettin of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council...

Investment opportunities in industrial raw materials in nigeria: value addition to selected commodities (volume 1)

Unlocking nigeria's potentials through science, technology and innovation

The Nigerian nation is at a cross road of tackling the myriads ofchallenges confronting her, especially, on the issue of poverty,disease, food security and threat to security of life and property, unemployment and limited growth. Therefore, the need to unlock Nigeria's potentials to address these ch...

Rmrdc newsletter (2011)

A Bulletin of Raw Materials Research and Development Council...

Soda ash production in nigeria

Soda ash which is a crucial raw material input for so many industries such as food, paper, chemical, glass, textile etc has been in the country's importation list for so many years, this has contributed in draining the nation's foreign exchange earnings.Nigeria presently, imports about 180,000 mt pe...

Rmrdc newsletter (2010)

A Bulletin of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council...

Mapping the value chain and innovation systems for the oil palm industry in nigeria

The aim of this report is to map the value chain and production/innovation systems for understanding the potential of selected raw materials in Nigeria with a view to turning them into high value domestic and export revenue yielding products....