Training And Development
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OIL PALM RESEARCH (NIFOR)
2025 TRAINING CALENDER
P.M.B 1030, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA.
Tel.(+234) 803 473 2739, (+234) 813 245 4410
Email: info@nifor.org.ng Website: www.nifor.gov.ng
| S/No. | COURSE | DATE | DURATION | TUITION FEES (₦) | TARGET AUDIENCE & MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT | |||||||||||||||
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Nursery Establishment and management Technique for Oil Palm, Coconut, Raphia and Date Palm |
10th – 21rd Feb. 2025 |
2 Weeks |
100,000.00 |
Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives, ADP/State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested Members of the Public with a Minimum of Primary Six Certificate and Experience in Oil palm Nursery Activities. |
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2 |
Handling, Storage and Care of Sprouted Oil palm Seed. |
3rd – 7th Mar. 2025 |
1 Week |
60,000.00 |
Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives,, ADP/State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested members of the Public with a Minimum of Primary Six Certificate. |
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3 |
Training for Small holder Oil palm Farmers , Raphia, Coconut, Shea and Date palm Farmers. |
10h – 14th Mar. 2025 |
1 Week |
100,000.00 |
Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives & Interested Members of the Public with a Minimum of primary Six Certificates and Practical experience in Oil Palm activities. |
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4 |
Training Workshop for small Scale Raphia, Coconut,Shea and Date Palm Farmers. |
24th – 28th Mar, 2025 |
1 Week |
100,000.00 |
Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives & Interested Members of the Public with a minimum of Primary Six Certificate. |
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5 |
Proficiency Certificate Course on the establishment and management of oil palm,Raphia, Coconut,Shea and Date Palm plantation. |
5th - 30th May 2025 |
4 Weeks |
150,000.00 |
B.Sc./HND Agric. Or SSCE or Senior Co-operative officers/Agric. Superintendent, Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives, Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs and interested Members of the Public. |
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6 |
Training for Oil Palm Field Supervisors |
2nd - 20th June, 2025 |
3 Weeks |
200,000.00 |
Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives, ADP/State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested members of the Public with B.Sc./HND/OND or SSCE with practical experience in oil Palm Field Activities or Supervisor. |
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7 |
Proficiency Certificate Course on the Establishment and management of Coconut, Raphia, Shea and Date palm plantation. |
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3 Weeks |
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B.Sc./HND/OND Agric. Or SSCE, Senior Cooperative Officer, Agric. Superintendent, Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives, ADP/State Agric. officers, Entrepreneurs |
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8 |
Techniques for Effective plantation management in the Palm industry. |
11th – 22nd August, 2025 |
4 Weeks |
100,000.00 |
B.Sc./HND/OND Agric. Or SSCE, Senior Cooperative Officer, Agric. Superintendent, Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives Officers, ADP/State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested Members of the Public |
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9 |
Operation and maintenance of NIFOR Small Scale Processing Equipment |
19th – 30th August, 2024 |
2 Weeks |
45,000.00 |
B.Sc./HND/OND Agric. Or SSCE, Senior Cooperative Officer, Agric. Superintendent, Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives, ADP/State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested Members of the Public |
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10 |
Palm Oil Processing and Quality Control. |
25 Aug - 12th Sept. 2025 |
3 Weeks |
250,000.00 |
SSCE./ OND/ HND/ B.Sc. |
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11 |
Palm Wine Preservation, Storage and Bottling Technique. |
6th -24 th Oct, 2025 |
3 Weeks |
250,000.00 |
WASC/SSCE/OND/HND/B.Sc., in Food Technology, Chemistry or other Relevant Science Discipline, State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested Members of the Public. |
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12 |
Packaging and Storage of Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea and Date Palm Produce. |
27th Oct – 7th Nov. 2025 |
2 Weeks |
150,000.00 |
WASC/SSCE/OND/HND/B.Sc., in Food Technology, Chemistry or other Relevant Science Discipline, State Agric. Officers, Farmers/Farmers Groups or Cooperative and Entrepreneurs & Interested Members of the Public. |
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13 |
Climate Smart on Oil Palm Production. |
10th – 21st November, 2025 |
2 Weeks |
200,000.00 |
B.Sc./HND/OND Agric. Or SSCE, Senior Cooperative Officer, Agric. Superintendent, Farmers/Farmer Groups or Cooperatives, ADP/State Agric. Officers, Entrepreneurs & Interested Members of the Public |
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Please note
That the tuition fees quoted are subject to changes without notice. Accommodation and feeding are not included in the tuition fees. Ad-hoc Training could be arranged at Plantation sites on request provided, one month notice is given and the duration is as stated in the document. It should also be noted that such Ad-hoe trainings organized at the instance of the client outside the schedule Training Calendar carry an additional 100% in tuition fees.
