Cavista Holdings Convenes Multi-Stakeholder Workshop to Drive Cassava Industrialization in Nigeria
Stakeholders within the agric sector have expressed optimism concerning the transformation that’s anticipated to happen in Nigeria’s cassava business within the close to future.
This place was expressed throughout a workshop organized by Cavista Holdings and Agbeyewa Farms which was held not too long ago at Ikogosi Heat Springs Resort, Ekiti State.
The occasion, held only a day after Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari’s go to to Agbeyewa Farms, introduced collectively representatives fromCavista Holdings, Agbeyewa Farms, the Nigeria Agricultural Improvement Fund (NADF), Nigeria Cassava Industrialization Alliance (NCIA) and the Lagos Enterprise College (LBS) amongst others. The Chief of Employees to the Ekiti State Governor, Niyi Adebayo, represented the state authorities and highlighted ongoing initiatives to spice up cassava production and agribusiness growth.
Throughout the workshop,stakeholders engaged in in-depth discussions on agricultural financing, mechanization, logistics effectivity, and worth addition, all geared towards positioning Nigeria as a pacesetter in cassava processing.
A lecturer at Lagos Enterprise College, Prof. Doyin Salami emphasised that farmer aggregation is vital to unlocking financing and bettering productiveness. By organizing smallholder farmers into structured {groups}, entry to credit score, mechanization, and technical assist could be considerably improved.
Additionally talking, Head of Partnerships, The Nigeria Agricultural Improvement Fund (NADF), Nasir Ingawa, emphasised that restricted entry to financing stays one of many largest obstacles to productiveness and industrial-scale processing. Ingawa mentioned to bridge this hole, NADF would work to develop tailor-made financing options that can allow smallholder farmers and agribusinesses to scale operations, undertake fashionable agricultural practices, and combine into bigger worth chains.
In his remarks, Chief of Employees to the Ekiti State Governor, Niyi Adebayo, outlined the federal government’s land-clearing initiative, which has opened 5,000 hectares for younger farmers including that the state has launched mechanization and agribusiness applications for over 3,000 youth, aligning with nationwide targets to extend agricultural productiveness and employment.
The workshop concluded with a dedication to concrete motion plans throughout 4 key areas:
- Strengthening Farmer Aggregation – Creating structured out grower fashions to extend financing entry, mechanization adoption, and productiveness.
- Scaling Up Processing Infrastructure – Mobilizing funding for industrial-scale processing vegetation to broaden cassava’s value-added potential.
- Enhancing Logistics and Market Entry – Addressing inefficiencies in storage and transportation to cut back post-harvest losses.
- Coverage and Funding Facilitation – Partaking policymakers and {financial} establishments to create an enabling setting for cassava industrialization.
The Cavista Holdings-led workshop has set a transparent path ahead for reworking Nigeria’s cassava business. By fostering collaboration between authorities companies, {financial} establishments, agribusinesses, and growth organizations, the workshop has laid the groundwork for scaling up financing, bettering processing capability, and growing world competitiveness.
With continued funding and coverage assist, Nigeria is well-positioned to turn into a pacesetter in cassava processing, unlocking billions in {economic} worth, creating jobs, and strengthening meals safety.
