Business Dangote Partners World Bank and UK to Boost Nigeria's Economy With Kano Project

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Nigeria's Dangote Farms has partnered with the World Bank Group and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) to commenced a hybrid tomatoes production project in Kano aimed at maximising the local content supply for tomato processors in the country, beginning with Dansa Holdings. DAILY INDEPENDENT reports.

“We are working with partners to unlock financial investments in tomato production, tomato processing, tomato packaging and tomato distribution," Intervention Manager (Whole sale Retail and Good Practices) of DFID’s Growth Employment in States (GEMS 4), Richard Ogundele, said.

He also disclosed that they are moving to improve the primary handling operations, including fresh produce packing house models, returnable plastic crate rental models, expansion of cold chain services for transport and storage and capacity building in good handling practices for fresh produce.

According to Sani Dangote, President of Dansa Holdings, the partnership with the various stakeholders in the industry will enable the firm “pull all the pieces together and unlock the full potential of the tomato industry; that way, Nigeria can reduce its heavy dependence on imports and boost agriculture in the country.

World Bank Group Lead Agriculture Economist for Nigeria, El-Hadj Adama Toure, who also spoke of the hybrid tomatoes project in Nigeria said, “We aim to unlock the potential within the tomato industry to support increased production of high quality produce and improve reliability of supply to processing industries by leveraging World Bank Group partners and portfolio especially the Fadama III Additional Financing and the Project for Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING).

“We are confident that this will increase productivity, boost job creation and grow the economy.”


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