1.0 BackgroundThe Federal Government of Nigeria has received a Facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance the cost of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards carrying

BACKGROUNDThe Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has secured a facility from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to implement a 7-year IFAD/IsDB/AfDB – Assisted Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Program in partnership with the State Governments and Private Investors in two (2) participating states of Kano and Ogun in

1.0 BackgroundThe Federal Government of Nigeria has received a Facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance the cost of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards carrying

IntroductionThe Ogun State Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme is a ground-breaking initiative, strategically funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), African Growing Together Fund (AGTF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The program has four components: (1) Infrastructure Development and Agro- Industrial Hubs (AIHs) Management for SAPZs;