The Executive Chairman Niger foods security system and Logistics company Ltd Mr. Sammy Adigun has emphasized that the best way to leave a legacy in any government is to focus on agriculture as a catalyst to industrialization.
The chairman stated this on Tuesday when he paid a visit to the speaker, Niger State house of assembly Minna, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji in his office.
Mr. Sammy Adigun while addressing the speaker and other honourable members, said that within 18 months of Niger foods establishment, it has been able to bring in multinational and international investors to the state. It has improved mechanisation and support smallholder farmers through its input and mechanisation finance scheme.
He said previously, agriculture was promoted as a social program but with the coming of Niger Food to the state, farming is becoming a more lucrative business and a youth friendly enterprise that will impart on people’s livelihood.
He reiterated that the visit to the honorable house is to seek collaboration and stakeholder involvement following the implementation of the N1.8 Trillion Dangote Rice project; Produce for Lagos Initiative and the 10 million ton per year AfricaRice collaboration. He further explained the value chain improvements roadmap for other focal commodities of yam, sugar, shea nuts, soybean, maize and livestock. He explained that the task at hand is to immediately see to the onboarding of at least 100,000 smallholder farmers; 25,000 SMEs and cooperatives; and at least 50 large scale commercial farm estates across the state. He implored the Hon Members to actively participate in this onboarding scheme.
Meanwhile, while responding, the speaker of Niger State house of assembly Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji, commended the Niger Foods Chairman for carrying the legislators along, promising to ensure they participate actively and also mobilise all traditional and political leaders in the state to key into this life changing programs of Niger Foods.
The speaker also urged all members of the 10th assembly to embrace this initiative.
Signed
Rashidat AbdulRahman
Information officer
Niger Foods
29-07-2025
