An increase in seeds availability is expected as researchers from the IITA and the NASC have trained seed production specialists.
As Nigeria intensifies its drive to earn more dollars through non-oil exports, stakeholders say processing sesame seeds into higher-value by-products such as butter and oil could unlock significant revenue and job creation.
Nigeria’s sesame seeds exports surged from N73.8 billion in 2014 to N1 trillion in 2024, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with most exports headed for Asia. Yet analysts warn that raw exports are leaving money on the table for Nigeria.
“If we can earn N1 trillion from exporting sesame see
