The Niger State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three firms for sugarcane cultivation and sugar production in the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, on his social media page, said the MOU signed at the Government House in Minna, the state capital, is a giant leap toward achieving the much-lauded agricultural revolution in the state.
The agreement was signed between Uttham Sucrotech International, Rite Foods Ltd, and Legacy Sugar Company Ltd with Niger Foods for a three-year, 148,000 hectares project that will establish six sugar mills in Niger State, with four to be located between Shiroro and Minna.
Abdullberqy Ebbo explained that each of the 6 sugar factories is estimated to have a capacity of 5,000 to 15,000 (TCD) tonnes of sugarcane crushed per day, producing sugar, ethanol, and power (clean energy).
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