TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1      OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1.2      SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.3      RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND PROBLEMS

1.4      LITERATURE REVIEW

1.5      HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1.6      CHAPTER ANALYSIS

1.7      NOTES AND REFERENCES

CHAPTER TWO

THE ORGANIZATION OF THE INDUSTRY

2.1      THE LABOUR

2.2     TECHNIQUES OF OIL PALM PROCESSING

2.3      THE PRODUCT OF OIL PALM

2.4      NOTES AND REFERENCES

CHAPTER THREE

MARKETING OF OIL PALM PRODUCT

3.1      THE LOCAL MARKET

3.2      THE LONG DISTANCE MARKET

3.3      PATRONAGE

3.4      NOTES AND REFERENCES

CHAPTER FOUR

THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT

4.1      DOMESTIC USE

4.2      EMPLOYMENT

4.3      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

4.4      THE SOCIAL VALUE

4.5      NOTES AND REFERENCES

CONCLUSION

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