Annual Report 2015
In this 2015 Annual Report, we highlight outputs from key research and development-oriented activities. We also present highlights from key commercialization and administrative activities during the period. Our research activities during the year fell within three of the seven CSIR Research Programme areas namely; 'Food Security and Poverty Reduction', 'Climate Change, Environmental Management and Green Technology and 'Science and People".
Allanblackia parviflora (novella, local name sonkyi) is an indigenous tree species which produce fruits with high oil content useful for vegetable oil production. For some years now, fruits of A. parviflora are collected from the wild, however, increasing demand for industrial processing by Unilever and other food processing companies has resulted in a situation where demand is far outstripping supply.
