The Nigerian government wants to develop food production, including milk, on its own. Therefore, although it needs import now, it will limit it in the long run - said Justyna Sitarska, head of the PAIH Foreign Trade Office in Lagos, Nigeria.
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She noted that the milk market in Nigeria is very developing. - Annual milk consumption in Nigeria: 1.3 billion, while the annual consumption of milk per capita is 10-25 liters (the US nutrition guidelines target a consumption of 267 liters of milk per year). The value of dairy imports to Nigeria is between USD 1.2 and 1.5 billion, local milk production: 526 thousand. liters per year requirement: 1.2 million liters per year. More than 95% of all farmers in Nigeria are nomads and focus more on meat production than milk, and as much as 60% of dairy products are imported - said Justyna Sitarska. She pointed out that exports to the Nigerian market are associated with numerous barriers, but Nigeria is a market with a growing potential, with great opportunities in the sale of powdered milk, especially fat milk. - In 2020, there was a 21% increase in cheese exports, a 19% increase in exports of whole milk powder (PMP) and a 59% increase in exports of skimmed milk powder (SMP) from the EU ...
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