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Nigeria continues to strive for self-sufficiency in oil palm production. Currently, production remains stable. Meanwhile, demand for palm oil outweighs supply. Nigeria meets the supply gap in oil palm through imports from Malaysia, China, and Côte d’Ivoire.

Nigeria’s oil palm sector contributes to economic development at all levels – national and state. Currently, the country's demand for palm oil outweighs its supply.

In June 2019, the Nigerian government formulated a new policy to invest some $500 million in expanded palm oil production.

Guatemala has no laws to promote biofuels development, but the country is the strongest potential producer of biofuels in Central America.