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Kano Agro Pastoral Project Collaborates With Dantata Foods on Agric Value Chain

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"wnVArtXv" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project has expressed readiness to collaborate with Dantata Foods and Allied Products Ltd&period; for the improvement of selected agricultural value chains&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"juvo5oSp" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>This is in line with the project’s objective to enhance linkages between smallholder farmers and the private sector&comma; in order to improve production&comma; storage&comma; processing&comma; off-taking&comma; and marketing of agricultural commodities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The state <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;managementstudyguide&period;com&sol;what-is-project&period;htm">Project<&sol;a> Coordinator&comma; Malam Ibrahim Garba Muhammad disclosed this during a meeting with the management of the company led by its chairman&comma; Alhaji Tajudeen Aminu Dantata&comma; on Tuesday&comma; in Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As part of the crop products value addition and market access component of the project&comma; he said farmers in Kano would be provided with specialized extension services and would be linked with off-takers of grains and food processors&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Ndxl5iue" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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private sector actors like Dantata Foods will play a key role in off-taking crops like rice&comma; maize&comma; sorghum&comma; soybeans&comma; cowpea&comma; groundnut&comma; etc&comma; produced by farmers in the state”&comma; the Project Coordinator stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Malam Ibrahim also pointed out that his project was ready to collaborate with the company in livestock development&comma; specifically animal fattening and meat off-taking as well as commercial fodder development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The project will support investment in commercial large-scale fodder production in partnership with the private sector&period; It will identify 20 private sector investors interested in fodder production on plots of no less than 50 hectares each&comma; assist them in the development of the pastures and provide them with harvesting and bailing equipment&comma; in addition to marketing facilities”&comma; he explained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Malam Ibrahim thanked Dantata Foods for expressing interest to partner with KSADP and reaffirmed commitment to support initiatives towards making agriculture a win-win venture for farmers and entrepreneurs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In his remarks earlier&comma; the chairman of Dantata Foods and Allied Products&comma; Alh&period; Tajuddeen Dantata said his company has the potential to work with the project&comma; as off-takers and producers of agricultural products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With your project&comma; we can work together to solve the many problems facing the northern part of the country&period; We have enormous potentials but we are not using them to our advantage&period; With this kind of arrangement&comma; we can be self-sustaining”&comma; he affirmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;10&sol;kano-approves-1000-hectares-for-fodder-production&sol;">REad also&colon;Kano approves 1&comma;000 hectares for fodder production<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement by Ameen K&period; Yassar&comma; the project communication specialist said Alh&period; Dantata said his company is interested in working with KSADP in the areas of grains off-take from farmers&comma; 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