The National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS), Nigeria’s apex policy-making and coordinating body for the agricultural sector, convened its annual summit with a renewed commitment to achieving national food sovereignty and security in Kaduna this week.
The Council, comprising federal and state ministries of agriculture, development partners, research institutions, and private sector stakeholders, continues to drive strategic initiatives aimed at reducing reliance on food imports and ensuring universal access to safe and nutritious food for all Nigerians.
As part of the summit’s official activities, the Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari; the Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullah; the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Marcus Olaniyi Ogunbiyi; and all 36 State Commissioners of Agriculture undertook a courtesy visit to the Olam Integrated Feed and Protein (IFP) facility in Kaduna State on 5th November 2025. The visit served as a recognition of Olam’s exemplary contribution to Nigeria’s agricultural transformation.
As one of the largest integrated agribusinesses in the country, Olam operates across the entire agricultural value chain—from feed milling and poultry production to rice processing, grain trading, and animal protein development.
During the visit, Olam Agri – IFP Business Head, Amit Agarwal, provided the delegation with a comprehensive overview of the facility’s layout, operational capacity, and strategic growth projections.
The Council commended Olam’s commitment to innovation, scale, and sustainability, positioning the company as a model for private sector engagement in strengthening Nigeria’s food systems.
This engagement underscores the Council’s commitment to fostering public-private partnerships that drive agricultural development and enhance food security nationwide.
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Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed and fibre agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities and deep understanding of market needs built over 35 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, wheat milling & pasta, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, animal feed & protein, cotton, wood products, rubber, sugar & bioenergy and risk management solutions, Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and Agri-trade flows with 45.1 million MT in volume handled in 2024. Focused on transforming food, feed and fibre for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably and strive for a food-secure future. Olam Agri Holdings Limited, which holds the Olam Agri business, is a 64.6% owned subsidiary of Olam Group. 35.4% of Olam Agri Holdings is owned by SALIC International Investment Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olam Agri’s strategic partner, The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Company. For more information and to subscribe to our news alerts, please visit https://www.olamagri.com/.
About Olam Group
Olam Group is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to 22,000 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a global network of farmers. Through our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’, Olam Group aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam Group currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST. Since June 2020, Olam Group has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, a global sustainable investment index series developed by FTSE Russell, following a rigorous assessment of Olam’s supply chain activities, impact on the environment and governance transparency. More information on Olam can be found at www.olamgroup.com. Follow @olam
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