In this issue of World Peanut Magazine, we examine Nigeria’s peanut industry. Once a major exporter, Nigeria is now one of the world’s largest producing countries but remains largely absent from international markets. We also explore one of the country’s best-known peanut delicacies: kuli-kuli.
We then consider new European Union rules governing environmental and sustainability claims and examine how they may affect peanut processors, exporters and consumer brands.
Just a few weeks ago, one of the snack industry’s leading trade events, SNACKEX, took place in Lisbon. We speak with a representative of the European Snacks Association, the event’s organiser, about the role of peanuts at the show and within the wider European snack market.
Another major industry gathering is already approaching. Early next year, the American Peanut Council will host the International Peanut Forum, bringing together participants from across the global peanut supply chain.
Peanuts are not only a nutritious food and an important agri
