Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute

Name

Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute

Legal name

Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute

Website

https://nspri.gov.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research and Postharvest Technology Services

NAICS

Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) (115114), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACAJAK

Post-Harvest & Storage Operations Advisory (Grain Handling, Cold Chain)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Farm Management & Operational Advisory Services

SECONDARYAFAOAHAB

Grain Dryer Systems Integration & Installation

Agriculture & Food Production/Post-Harvest Handling & Storage (Grain Elevators, Silos, Cold Storage)/Drying, Aeration & Conditioning Systems (Grain/Seed)

SECONDARYAFAAAJAK

Post-Harvest Quality Monitoring & Moisture Testing (Moisture Meters, Sensors)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Post-Harvest & On-Farm Processing Equipment (Cleaning, Drying, Sorting, Packaging)

Keywords

• Postharvest loss prevention
• Agricultural storage technology
• Solar drying equipment
• Grain protectant products
• Agricultural research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ilorin

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: NSPRI is a federal government research institute under the supervision of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Primary funding comes from government allocations.
2. Training Services: NSPRI trains produce inspectors, pest control specialists, farmers and industrialists in primary processing of food and storage. Training revenue from capacity building programs.
3. Laboratory Analysis Services: NSPRI carries out phytochemical and microbial analyses of Agricultural Products for external clients.
4. Consultancy Services: NSPRI renders consultancy services in the area of postharvest management system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NSPRI is a government research institute that develops, manufactures, and deploys postharvest loss prevention technologies for agricultural commodities, including solar drying systems, hermetic storage solutions, evaporative cooling structures, inert atmosphere silos, and grain protectants. It also delivers training, laboratory analysis, and consultancy services to farmers, agro-processors, extension workers, and government agencies across Nigeria through six zonal offices and adopted village demonstration sites.

Product overview

Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) is a Nigerian government research institute under the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria. The institute's product portfolio comprises agricultural postharvest technologies organized around three core areas: drying technologies (including parabolic solar dryers, solar tent dryers, multi-crop dryers, dome shaped dryers, and hybrid dryers), storage solutions (including inert atmosphere silos, hermetic steel drums, cassava warehouses, improved yam barns, diffuse light stores, evaporative cooling systems, vegetable baskets, and ventilated plastic crates), and processing equipment (including improved smoking kilns, ice fish boxes, and composite packaging materials). The institute also offers NSPRIDUST, a NAFDAC-certified non-synthetic grain protectant. Beyond physical technologies, NSPRI provides services including training, laboratory analysis, and consultancy in postharvest management. The institute also operates the NSPRI e-Library (a digital resource repository) and publishes the Nigerian Journal of Postharvest Research. The mandate covers research into bulk storage problems of export commodities and local food crops including cocoa, groundnuts, palm produce, cereals, grains, pulses, tubers, and other agricultural commodities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NSPRI Parabolic Solar Dryer (PSSD) A cost-effective drying technology for dehydration of agricultural products. It is a sustainable alternative to roadside drying of agricultural products and can be adopted as a community drying centre.
• NSPRI Solar Tent Dryer A cost-effective drying technology developed for dehydration of agricultural products, consisting of a rectangular metal frame arranged in tent form with drying trays covered with clear polyethylene film.
• NSPRI Solar Tent Dryer for Stockfish A tent-shaped solar dryer specifically designed for low-fat fish, using a rectangular metal frame with drying trays covered with clear medium density polyethylene film.
• NSPRI Multi-crop Dryer Equipment that facilitates value addition to various agricultural commodities. Suitable for drying a variety of crops, gender friendly, and does not require special training to operate.
• NSPRI Dome Shaped Solar Dryer A solar dryer designed to take advantage of its dome shape for increased drying performance.
• NSPRI Hybrid Dryer Hybrid drying equipment combining multiple energy sources for agricultural product dehydration.
• NSPRI Improved Smoking Kiln A kiln consisting of a drying chamber, combustion chamber, and oil collector. The oil collected during drying is useful in pharmaceutical industries.
• NSPRI Fish Smoking Kiln Equipment for drying fish and meat using controlled smoking technology.
• NSPRI Ice Fish Box An insulated box that can maintain fish quality for 48 hours with good sensory attributes. It is an effective means of handling fish for transportation, distribution, and marketing.
• NSPRI Solar Cooling System A system that can maintain optimal storage conditions (temperature and relative humidity) for most fruits and vegetables.
• NSPRI Stackable Ventilated Plastic Crates (Tomatoes) Ventilated crates designed to allow tomatoes to be transported with minimal mechanical injury, reducing postharvest losses by about 80%.
• NSPRI Stackable Ventilated Plastic Crates (Fruits) Ventilated crates used for handling and transportation of hard fruits including mangoes, oranges, pears, avocados, grapes and other hard fruits.
• NSPRI Metal-in Black Evaporative Cooling Structure (ECS) An evaporative cooling structure for preservation of fruits for 7-14 days depending on specific locations. Can hold about 200 kg of fruits.
• NSPRI Pot-in-Pot Evaporative Cooling Structure (ECS) An evaporative cooling structure for preservation of fruits that can extend shelf life for 7-14 days depending on specific locations.
• NSPRI Vegetable Basket Suitable for women selling vegetables in open markets and household use. Can extend shelf life of vegetables for up to 3 days.
• NSPRI Vegetable Shed Recommended for precooling of fruits and vegetables before storing them in cold rooms or taking them to the market.
• NSPRI Cassava Warehouse Storage Storage system using moist sawdust for storing fresh harvested cassava roots for up to 8 weeks.
• NSPRI Sawdust Box for Cassava Storage solution using moist sawdust in boxes for storing fresh harvested cassava roots for up to 8 weeks.
• NSPRI Diffuse Light Store A storage facility suitable for preserving potatoes.
• NSPRI Improved Yam Barn Storage structure for yams that allows close monitoring of stored yam, preventing sprouting and spoilage.
• NSPRI Improved Inert Atmosphere Silos Silos that provide safe and long-term storage for grains without the need for synthetic chemicals. A viable alternative grain storage technology.
• NSPRI Inert Atmosphere Silo (50 tonnes) Battery of silos with 50 tonnes capacity each, providing viable alternative grain storage technology without synthetic chemicals. Used for bulk storage of grains and their seeds.
• NSPRIDUST NAFDAC certified non-synthetic grain protectant that ensures safe storage of grains at the farmers' and aggregators' levels.
• NSPRI Hermetic Steel Drum A secure storage solution for grains and other dry commodities using hermetic sealing technology.
• NSPRI Improved Ventilated Crib Designed for drying and storing unthreshed grains, particularly maize on the cob.
• NSPRI Composite Packaging Material Packaging materials developed for dried fish and meat products to ensure product protection and enhanced marketability.
• NSPRI Agrometeorological Station Equipment that provides monitoring of relative humidity, temperature, sunshine, and wind direction for agricultural applications.
• NSPRI Training Services Training services for produce inspectors, pest control specialists, farmers, and industrialists in primary processing of food and storage.
• NSPRI Laboratory Analysis Services Laboratory services carrying out phytochemical and microbial analyses of agricultural products.
• NSPRI Consultancy Services Consultancy services in the area of postharvest management system.
• NSPRI e-Library Electronic library providing specialized digital information resources and services on postharvest of agricultural produce, accessible regardless of location and time.
• Nigerian Journal of Postharvest Research A peer-reviewed open access journal publishing high-quality original research, reviews, and short communications on all aspects of postharvest science, technology, and management.

Quantifiable outcome

• NSPRIDUST: NAFDAC certified non-synthetic grain protectant for safe storage at farmers' and aggregators' levels
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017FAO ordered fish smoking kilns from NSPRI in 2013 in large numbers for distribution programs. This represents a significant endorsement of NSPRI's technology by a major international organization.
• Federal Ministry of AgriculturecoreOthers · 1 January 2017NSPRI operates under supervision of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Received sponsorship for 2016 Federal constituency project with over 200 units of NSPRI smoking kilns distributed in Osun and Lagos states.
• Landmark UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Fabrication and installation of a battery of 2 units of 250 tonnes capacity inert atmosphere silo at commercial farm of Landmark University in Omu-Aran, Kwara state of Nigeria. Project was timely and successfully delivered.
• Lake Chad Research InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSPRI Maiduguri outstation is located at the Lake Chad Research Institute facility on Gamboru Ngala Road, Maiduguri.
• Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN)coreOthersNSPRI is one of the Research Institutes under the supervision of ARCN in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. ARCN provides oversight and coordination of research activities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg): International research institute focused on vegetable genetic improvement and value chain development, including postharvest handling and storage of vegetables in tropical regions. Overlaps with NSPRI's Perishable Crops Research Department work.
• AfricaRice: CGIAR-affiliated pan-African rice research organization focused on rice value chain improvements including postharvest handling and storage. Comparable in mission scope, public-sector backing, and focus on African smallholder agricultural value chains.
• International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA): CGIAR-affiliated international agricultural research organization headquartered in Ibadan, Nigeria. Conducts research on tropical crops including postharvest loss reduction across West Africa, with similar mandate and operational geography to NSPRI.
• National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda: Uganda's primary national agricultural research body, operating 16 institutes covering crops, livestock, and postharvest research. Directly comparable to NSPRI in mandate, structure (government-funded research with national extension mandate), and product categories.
• Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO): Kenya's principal national agricultural research organization with multiple institutes covering crops, livestock, and postharvest research. Directly comparable to NSPRI in mandate, public-sector structure, and technology development role.

Emerging players

• ColdHubs: Nigeria-based social enterprise operating solar-powered cold storage hubs for fresh produce, addressing postharvest losses for smallholder farmers. Directly competes with NSPRI's Evaporative Cooling System and Solar Cooling System products in the Nigerian fresh-produce market.

Others

• CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement): French agricultural research and international cooperation organization with strong postharvest research programs in tropical Africa. Adjacent comparable in research depth and mission, though based outside Nigeria and focused on cross-border development partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics): CGIAR center with global mandate for dryland crop research including sorghum, millet, and groundnuts - crops also central to NSPRI's research mandate. Larger and more international in scope but overlapping commodity focus on postharvest grain storage.
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): UN specialized agency addressing global food security including postharvest loss reduction. Partner and customer of NSPRI (procured fish smoking kilns in 2013) and operates overlapping capacity-building and technology deployment programs across West Africa.

Regional players

• CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Ghana: Ghanaian national agricultural research institute focused on crops in northern Ghana, including postharvest handling and storage technologies for cereals and grains. Regional peer given geographic proximity in West Africa and overlapping crop focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles16 records

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