Dangote Will Spend $250m on Farming, Acquires Land In Jigawa State

The Dangote Group on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements to develop 16, 000 hectares of land for commercial farming in Kafin-Hausa Local Government of Jigawa State. The company’s representative, Mr Femi Afolabi, said this during a community sensitisation exercise in Kafin-Hausa. Afolabi said that the company would develop 15,000 hectares for rice cultivation, while […]

The Dangote Group on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements to develop 16, 000 hectares of land for commercial farming in Kafin-Hausa Local Government of Jigawa State.
The company’s representative, Mr Femi Afolabi, said this during a community sensitisation exercise in Kafin-Hausa.
Afolabi said that the company would develop 15,000 hectares for rice cultivation, while 1,000 hectares had been earmarked for the construction of a modern drive mill.
He said that another 10, 000 hectares of land would also be developed for seed out-grower farm, adding that the measure was to encourage production of quality seed.
According to him, the company will spend about 250 million dollars on the project which will generate about 50, 000 jobs among rural dwellers.
He said that the company had made adequate arrangements to ensure full payment of compensation to farmers whose farmlands were taken over for the project.
Dangote Group had designated rice cultivation centres at Kafin-Hausa, Kwatalo, Dumadumin-Toka, Dudumin-Kyaure and Ruba districts, all in Kafin-Hausa.
Source: NAN