TRIUMPHAL! Buhler Group affirms Nigeria’s agriculture potential alone, can spur country’s growth

TRIUMPHAL! Buhler Group affirms Nigeria’s agriculture potential alone, can spur country’s growth

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Plant equipment super star and techy octopus, Buhler Group, has bathed Nigeria with renewed hope, saying, “if we want to turn Nigeria into the great country that it can and will be, we have to start producing and processing across the whole agro-value chain in Nigeria.” Spotlighting virtually on the entire Nigerian agriculture value chain in an interview, the popular technology partner beckoned on maize as the David that should defeat Goliath wheat especially now that the Russian-Ukraine war won’t edge away.  According to Mr. Manuel Murrenhoff, the company’s Managing Director: “We see a lot of demand that has been existing but we are now seeing a switch where instead of wheat, processors want to use flour from local grains such Rice, Maize Sorghum, Soya, Beans, and Millets because that…
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Superb! African Re nudges farmers to cling on insurance for sustainability

Superb! African Re nudges farmers to cling on insurance for sustainability

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Foremost African regional reinsurance company, African Re, has nudged farmers and other agribusinesses to clinch insurance in order to position their businesses for everlasting growth now that the industry regulators have given insurers approval to underwrite agricultural insurance. Africa Re explained that farmers would not only benefit from insuring their businesses but also help the entire industry to harness the projected market potential of at least, USD 600 million worth of agriculture insurance premium in a year which invariably translates to GDP growth for the Nigerian nation. Disclosing this at the Africa Re’s Agriculture Insurance Workshop for Nigeria in Lagos, the Deputy Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer of African Reinsurance Corporation, Africa Re, Mr. Ken Aghoghovbia, said that agriculture remains a key contributor to Nigeria’s gross domestic product, GDP, but is…
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