Nasarawa State is blessed with 2.7 million hectares of land, out of which 1 million hectares is arable and suitable to any form of agriculture. That is why he has positioned Agribusiness as ‘the key driver to his administration’s unique approach to industrialization’, creation of jobs and empowerment of youths and women in Nasarawa State.
During the occasion of NATIONAL MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES CLINIC FOR VIABLE ENTERPRISES AND EXHIBITION which held on Monday 9th February 2020 in Lafia with the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in attendance, Governor Abdullahi A. Sule declared
“It is instructive to state that Nasarawa State has keyed into the Federal Government initiative of Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). It is for this reason that, we developed the Nasarawa Economic Development Strategy (NEDS) and we have continued to initiate policies and programmes, geared towards the creation of conducive business environment for business to strive, poverty reduction, as well as job creation in Nasarawa State.”
In three years of leadership that is innovative and futuristic, Governor Abdullahi A. Sule has focused his attention on attracting companies in the Agro-allied industrial sector to invest in Nasarawa State, which is evident in the remarkable and groundbreaking successes, he achieved with DANGOTE, FLOUR MILLS, AZMAN, NEWPAL and OLAM who are now fully established in Nasarawa State.
Dangote Group acquired 68, 000 hectares of land, which will translate to 400, 000 metric tons of sugar, representing one-third of the sugar consumption of the country, in addition to generating 96 megawatts of power, as well as 2500 liters of ethanol. The Sugar Refinery, which will be the largest in Africa will generate employment for over 30, 000 people from Nasarawa State.
Olams, sits on 10, 000 hectares of farmland, but is cultivating 5000 hectares and has over 2,500 employees. Azman Rice, sits on 14, 000 hectares, with the Flour Mills of Nigeria has taken over 20, 000 hectares of land in Toto Local Government Area, setting aside 10, 000 hectares for rice production and another 10, 000 for cassava.
Today Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule has ignited a revolution in Agriculture not just for the major agricultural players and agro-allied industries, but also for the small-time peasant farmer in Nasarawa State as well as women and youths, who are making a living from Agriculture.