NaPOTS aims to improve product quality, promote sustainability, support climate-smart practices, and position Nigerian palm oil for competitive markets both domestically and internationally.
Represented by Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Kyari emphasised that the inter-agency committee would design and oversee the Palm Oil Traceability Roadmap, and coordinating efforts across multiple stakeholders.
Kyari said that a traceable palm oil supply chain would strengthen Nigeria’s competitiveness in global markets, attracting investment and increasing non-oil export earnings.
Mr Kene Onukwube, Programme Manager for Solidaridad Nigeria, welcomed the framework’s integration, noting that it would add efficiency across production, processing, and marketing in the palm oil sector.
Onukwube lauded Solidaridad’s contribution, including climate-smart oil palm farming initiatives in Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Enugu, and Kogi.
He said the framework came with policies to drive sustainable implementation.
