Ilorin Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Commerce== [[File:Shoprite, Ilorin.JPG|thumb|ShopRite Ilorin]] The [[political economy]] of [[Kwara State]] can be traced to 1967 when it was created.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kwara {{!}} state, Nigeria {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kwara|access-date=2022-02-16|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> Since then the state has undergone various developmental efforts, mostly initiated by the [[Federal government of Nigeria|federal government]] given the nature of the Nigerian state, a centralized federal system where development policies and programmes originate from the centre.<ref name=BPI /> The state has a large area of rich [[agricultural land]]. The [[limestone]] and [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] of Oreke, [[Kaolinite|kaolin]] and [[clay]] at Idofian near Ilorin and other parts of the state, pure gold in [[Kaiama]] and the [[Pategi|Patigi]] area, and the highly exportable rich [[tantalite]] deposit of Iporin make Kwara State rich in [[Natural resource|primary resources]]. Initially, Kwara State had only a few major industrial companies, Global Soap (not more in operation), Detergent Industries Nigeria Limited and the International Tobacco Company. Successive administrations have attempted to attract industrialists to the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DOYIN GROUP OF COMPANIES OUR COMPANY|url=http://www.doyingroup.com/ourcompanies.htm|access-date=2021-05-29|website=doyingroup.com}}</ref> With such efforts, Ilorin has become the hub for [[cashew]] processing in Nigeria and [[Olam International]] has set up Africa's biggest cashew processing plant. The plant processes 100 [[tonne|MT]] of cashews every day and provides employment to over 2000 workers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-07-31|title=TechnoServe, Olam train 6,000 cashew farmers|url=https://archive.businessday.ng/agriculture/article/technoserve-olam-train-6000-cashew-farmers/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=BusinessDay NG, TV, and Podcast|language=en-US}}</ref> Recently established industries include [[Dangote Group|Dangote Flour Mills]], Tuyil Pharmaceutical company,<ref name=BPI>{{cite web |title=better place international |url=https://www.betterplaceinternational.org/nigeria/projects/zoslu-ilorin}}</ref> KAMWIL, [http://patecgroup.com/golden-food/ Golden Confectionate Food Industries], Chellaram Motor-Cycle Assembly plants, and [http://www.biorajng.com/company-profile/ Rajrab Pharmaceuticals].<ref>{{Cite web|title=TUYIL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED Nigeria company profile - address, contacts, owners|url=https://ng-check.com/tuyil-pharmaceutical-industries-limited/815261.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=ng-check.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=A publication of Babcock University School of Education and Humanities|date=2016|title=Contemporary humanities|url=https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/308|journal=Contemporary Humanities and Individual Contributors of Articles|volume= 9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Oyetola Olukorede|first1=Oyebode|last2=Ayodele Olanrewaju|first2=Ogunlela|date=2021|title=Agricultural engineering profession: The perspective of employers at labour in Ilorin, Nigeria|url=https://cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/download/5362/3557/30787&ved=2ahUKEwi3t7au0u_wAhWQXsAKHaP8Cd0QFjATegQINBAC&usg=AOvVaw32E0U1bekY0HmknoP1qNz6|journal=AgricEngInt: CIGR Journal Open Access|volume= 23|pages=168β177|via=CIGR Journal Open Access}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page