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Notore, Mitsubishi Sign Joint Venture for New Fertiliser Plant

Notore Chemical Industries Limited, owners of the only urea fertiliser plant in sub-Saharan Africa, weekend signed a Joint Venture agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation at Mitsubishi’s corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan to develop ...

Seven states adopt Songhai integrated farm model in Nigeria

SEVEN of the 36 states in Nigeria have concluded partnership agreement with the Songhai farm in Porto-Novo in neighbouring Benin Republic to set up integrated farm system in their states. Revd. Godfrey Izamojo, the ...

Notore plans N156bn investment in new fertiliser plant

Notore Chemical Industries Limited, Nigeria’s leading fertiliser, agro-allied chemicals and seeds development group, plans to invest over $1bn (N156bn) in the construction of a new fertiliser plant. The planned investment is part ...

BUA’s $50m pasta plant to begin production

BUA International Group, one of the leading local conglomerates, is set to join the league of major pasta producers in the country, following a $50m (N8.1bn) investment in its production plant. The ...

Transcorp Opens N 1 Billion Fruit Juice Factory in Benue

A leading conglomerate in Nigeria, Transcorp Plc, has launched a 26,500 metric tonnes per annum orange and mango juice concentrate factory in Benue state. The venture monikered Teragro is located at the ...

Pakistan’s Fatima Fertilizer Plans $1 Billion Africa Plant, Possibly in Nigeria

Pakistan’s third-biggest maker of the farming ingredient, plans to build a new factory in Africa at an investment of about $1 billion to tap international markets. The company expects to finalize plans ...

CBN to Disburse N 75 Billion in Lending for Agricultural Sector

Nigeria’s apex bank, the CBN, has injected N 75 billion facility into the agricultural sector of the economy. This is in a bid to diversify the country away from its dependence on ...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Support Agriculture in Africa with $56 Million

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have provided the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with a $56 million grant to support agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. The money will be ...

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours South Africa acquisition signals commitment to expansion across the continent

FlavourCraft deal ‘perfect fit’ for Kerry Kerry Ingredients & Flavours today confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of South African flavours company FlavourCraft for an undisclosed sum. FlavourCraft specialises in the ...

30,000 Hectare Rice Farm Underway in Taraba Courtesy of FG

The Federal Government in conjunction with the Taraba State government has unveiled concrete plans to establish a 30,000 hectare rice farm in Taraba, capable of producing 300,000 tonnes of Rice per annum. ...