To ensure self-sufficiency in food production in Nigeria, Dangote Group has ventured into the production of fertilizer for the country’s numerous farmers.
The move, according to the group’s President and Chief Executive, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is to boost the agricultural sector, make the cou
The first step to actualize the vision, according to him, is the building of a fertilizer plant in Edo state, which when completed will produce two million tonnes of fertilizer. The fertilizer plant, according to him, will have a multiplier effect on the economy and transform the lives of farmers.
“The raw materials are so vast that we have not even scratched the surface. Can you imagine when a farmer gets fertilizer on time and get the right quality? Right now farmers get whatever fertilizer they are given. But we need to know that the fertilizer that will work in Jigawa State may not work appropriately in Adamawa. They don’t have the same soil type. And the same fertilizer you use for sorghum might not be the same fertilizer you will use for sugar,” he said.
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ntry self-sufficient in food production and also export its produce to neighbouring African countries.
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