Conduct of Pilot Baseline Survey in Bagwai and Kura LGAs of Kano State for the Implementation of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program
- Background
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has secured a facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to implement a five-year AfDB/IFAD/IsDB-Assisted Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Program in partnership with the State Governments and Private Investors in seven (7) participating states (Imo, Kaduna, Cross River, Kano, Kwara, Oyo, and Ogun) and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the first phase.
The implementation of SAPZs is a major investment program of the Federal Government of Nigeria, driven by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in collaboration with relevant Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to develop agro-processing clusters in areas of high agricultural production across the country. It is a strategic move to rapidly develop modern agro processing capacity to serve the vast and growing local market, create sustainable market for farmers and reduce postharvest losses of local agricultural produce and thereby create wealth for farmers, promote import substitution and create sustainable agriculture related jobs.
This clustering approach is to help address investment challenges in the development of agro-processing enclaves across Nigeria, including poor access to quality infrastructure, inadequate feedstock supplies and other challenges confronting agro-processing environment. SAPZs, therefore, will be developed with requisite infrastructure for agro processing environment which will help reduce cost absorptions and engender competitiveness in agro-industrial production that is critical to further unlocking the potentials of Nigeria’s Agriculture to create ready markets and wealth for farming communities and reduce rural poverty.
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