Strategies for improving production and storage of kola in Nigeria

Abstract

Research on the improvement of productivity of kola is being carried out at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), which has the mandate in Nigeria for research into production and extension aspects of Cocoa, Kola, Coffee, Cashew and Tea.  Many constraints militates against the good management of large kola plantations, which includes incompatibility among trees, partial and total sterility, inefficient natural pollination, neglect of farms, decline in soil fertility and old age of most kola trees in existence coupled with both field and storage pests and diseases.  These constraints are not without solutions as research activities at CRIN has evolved for improving production and storage of kolanut as highlighted in this presentation.