National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria

Promoting the development of the sesame seed industry in Nigeria as a major foreign exchange earner, capable of
generating large-scale jobs and income.

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INTERNATIONAL SESAME SEED CONFERENCE 2021

National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria in Collaboration with Kano State Government. THEME: DEVELOPING THE SESAME SEED VALUE CHAIN FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC...

Sesame Seeds Contributes N49.1bn To Nigeria’s Exports

Sesame seeds has been ranked as the most traded agricultural products in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2020. This is according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics under the foreign trade statistics section. The produce contributed N49.1bn to Nigeria’s...

Meetings With Nirsal And NSSAN On The Anchor Borrower’s Scheme For Sesame Seed 2018

Some officials of NSSAN held a meeting with NIRSAL[Nigeria Incentive Base Risking Sharing System For Agricultural Lending]concerning the anchor borrowers scheme for sesame seed . Further discussions was on which states would be cultivating the 2019 sesame seed and the journey so far concerning the requirements, arrangements and procedures on the projects. Questions like when would the […]

National Summit On Conflict Resolution Between Fulani Herdsmen And Farmers 2018

The summit was themed on working towards an enduring peace and the major aim of this summit is to find a solution to end the conflict between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers. As one of the interest of sesame seed association is to look out for its members and their interest, the association was in […]

Source of Support

NSSAN assist farmers to source for agricultural loans at a reasonable rate and give the support as follows:

Formation of farmers into cooperative groups.

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Loan documentation and disbursement.(based on operational needs )

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Farm inspection and quality management.(monitoring & evaluation)

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Buy back arrangement with the cooperative farmers group. (future market).

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Global Sesame Seeds Market Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecasts 2018-2023

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Changing consumption patterns and increasing health awareness, especially in European countries, is resulting in higher demand for sesame seeds. However, price fluctuations and allergies associated with the commodity are holding back the growth of sesame seeds. In 2016, Asia was the biggest importer of sesame seeds, followed by Europe and North America, while Africa has […]

Nigeria can generate N540bn from sesame seed production annually – Association

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Kaduna – Alhaji Sherif Balogun, National President, National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria (NSSAN) says that sesame seed production has the potential of generating about N180 billion in four months if fully tapped. Bologum, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday, said that sesame seed […]