ABSTRACT
Industrialization is a major process for economic development of any Nation. The present economic situation has prompted the Federal Government to seek for ways of diversifying the economy base, hence the emphasis on industrialization and agricultural development. Oil Palm, (Elaeis guineensis) thrives in the tropics. From Senegal, Nigeria, Serra Leone to Zaire and wherever the average annual rainfall amounts to 150m distributed over not less than eight months of the year. An oil palm is best known for its commercial products; palm oil and palm kernel. This edible oil is indigenous and is mostly produced using local skills and resulting in variable quality and quantity. The research is on proposing a comprehensive oil palm industry towards effective sanitation in the processing of this oil. This is to minimize the enormous amount of wastage and unhygienic processing methods. The primitive methods are not economically viable for the country. The proposed industry is to extract and refine palm oil and palm kernel oil for domestic use and also with the ultimate goal of exporting to foreign markets. Its immediate market is Ankpa. viii To carry the citizens along with the agricultural programs, there should be a ready market and a good one for that matter, for any agricultural product right where it is produced or where the potentials for producing then exist. This will help in stimulating the production, as well as serve as a dual purpose of industrial and agricultural developments.