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industry Notore, Man acturing for Sustainable Food Security It is one thingJor a nation to be able tofeed itselfand anotherJor it to feed itselfsustaillabLy, Crusoe Osagie report Notore's effort to pull Nigeria out of its unJortw1ate dependence on other nations Jor food, simply by mamljiictllrillg fertiliser Locally and making sure tile commodity gets into the hands of actuaL fan ners, usirlg a special suppLy dlllin process, which has drawn gLobal attention In r~ . am::1TI£ bell of for one ~ only • .rid that 15 ~ lb.),. II Kill mauch cn.de od 10 purdlase AdTJQC1U rood to ~....&C lIS popuIMIOn from !he bnnk of lItamIuon However.l".Apert$ ha.-e often asked whether thIS IS I suwnn· .bk WIly,,, reed ~r UO mllhon people MlnlUtt of AVQlltu~ . 01 Akmwunnu ~IJQ. rt!Ccnt.I y cned out OYer 'fP1I -I WI UlUmllbie food Import bdl. Ifthn, out nund bot·
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r...,.. output "I N'IUl' coukl easJly be 20 llmCI of ",hal. 11 curJaIlly d if ~Jber 15 atUMibie 10 ranDen III Niaem eYCf)' lime and UI)timc Bue beillJ one 01 !he comm()l:hllel around whiCh much ctlmIpIIlOfl thrived," bad been I near Irttp('lIUibthty for real farmers 10 £d fcrulucr "'ItheM rtnl &OInl Ihrough ponfolio f..mers and poI.ucwu All dat non-r.mi"l rcniJucr mcrdMnts -=re inl~ In _the,...~ smanment subPdy thar ~itd the commodity, _tuck of OOUI"IC. never p kJ IICIUaI t.mm III the f...nuns rur1ll oonnIunitie:s "",tErC IDO$l of !hem lived IlIMl ranned. ~fU"1. the MOl')' tocby d diffCfCfll bcaIu5e all I (.-rna necdslObaw_ls_llttle .NI2000Uld he would !uYCI Ik, ~ ore fertil ..... (or hd IlUtncnI-hunlJ)' crupi 1.5 it .~ JVII'. lhe only pooPc \hal qualtry (or ..". fonn of JUbsMIy are 1001c. .....ho have m\Ukd in lhe kx:aI prodllctJOn of !tus dcs!Jleflllc!y neal commodny beallK they can talily nnsru lhe .oidy 10 f.JOneB .. 1th c:heIpcr fcrtihtcr pnca. Fornes onrJe wroIC of !he ~ IftgocnIOUlIITJCSlInrrI. AlYIIII= "1Yom IlJOC" III'IC' , ...."C wdl ","lie mml-profiles of ouwandin, A(nan ooml*llCI. whiCh ~ oonstlotly proYlChnl aJdaaous .net lftilOQllY-! iOlutlDllJ 10 lOme of lhe continent'. most cbunt'"I chaI\enF'. -rod:ly, ... (" N<*R OemitaJ 111Ckulnes, . ptOnCCnttl ""ipan Fert,IRfConlpllly!Nt IS booIunl AfT1C:ll', rInD ylClds md worimr -.duously ~ ..::a:IeratIDI the contInent-,
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percml nlore ffwlhan" ~ydocs , Bill II takC$ feniliserkl ~ Ibd haJ'pt"n Currently, NoIrn O.cmICII lodostncJ. a $400 miUion (1'CYe'r:ur.$) NiJCOM COIOJII'!Y IS me OIIly pnJdueer of' w-ea femllllCl" In ItIb-Sahann A(nca.. I-=".h"l SDutb "frica ~UfClllllby ~ oIlheoll and III induruy, ""hlda Iion,Nde Ignculnft 15 NiJefll's othcr"fMJOf lodu!o'y. By mat"" fulLIisa _ acn:uibk eo flfllltn throoJh IIlI supply cham and P"JOIII- HeM ore IS helpml 'D Allnulale !he loaf PruductIOll of foods ~h nee UId Rip. mcreasll'l Idf' 5UfflClCnC)' and fUM:1lll1he I:OOl!ncnf. dependence on importS ~And it is 'O~ dcpendmef: - w. yar aIone. "'nan Q)IIntrIES !penl O\Cf SJO biliJOll Impor1'"l food Seven out 0( \IeII Af~ cam ttcu ItYln, from (.-min, Yd. __ ar ltlls time of' taJh ~yanent_ famun, mnams I Iow-mput and Ioow-output.cntapnsc. llnpopular With the 10011' - . critJcal mlballlJCe wfuch Noecn 1 1111:1 10 redress ",iu, edueah()fl progrwnlnCl lnd 1JaJJUft, ,~ Xi Ila&cd
woIumc \hal way we (:all coruenoe r(Rlp' QC~ 1II NIJUlI, and bqln 10 em! fOR'I," ochinJe rmm Uly Mklihonll ea:pon 0015ide whal IS demantkd In the local markel lnd '""'" lhe COUll try Into one or !he leading cconormes m !he ~ 2020: he sui I..istmIM company'. ICtueYcmcats 10 date funher. OkoloLo RId, ~We partICipated in the federal pooemmenI rcrttmcr supply tD 2009. 1010 and 2011 \\c wutcd With !he IIIIeJ'1\ItJOnII Fcruhter Development C~ (lFDC) "PropCom. Irt" . lhe ""orkin ... and Alilancc lot. G:=!' ~lJOII III AfT1C:ll (AGRA). ~"h I woOd cl_ supply chain network supporunllpO-dealen and vdlarc ~ scheme and COIJlrIJCIJCt!IIUd busllICA". he sud Okc:**o oplaultd the 00DCqJI of eornmm:aal rilmlIJll UId WbslSlenCe ranmnl MA lot of ~ belleYC that c:ommcrcw fanmnl rncaru Iarze ,,;:ale rlmUn, Yes. in I way !hat II nght But ~ Ire C'CfUJnly different Iypes 0("'I1OIlS that have ccnAia Iypes of f.nun,1tnJCtun:S " In Amenca 01 In the ftnl world. you can IICNIlly have ba, c:onuncraal r.rmen But III IfeaJ likc OIiJlll. India. Thailand P:lkilWi , wtErc ranmlll loeby has R'adltd oornrncraaI leveR, Ihuac farmlands Ire III smlIlhokIer rlfml $O'UCIU1'e5 The baa ea:poru thaII come. 10 lIS heR; III I'liJefll are products fA Ihcx smallholder rarmen put toFthcr. he.1dded "The MlftlSlef of A~ lind RIlI'1lI DeYdopmcnI eorn mended NoIore for III JOOd suuctun: and (or bel"4 I well-ron eornpanr lie noccd In pMlCUlar IIW NoIore appropnIICly h.. III Its mlS.SlOll stalemenl • improvml the Ina of pcq* ..What IS Important III qnculnare g 11l1f'"I"'I'II \be b'IU of' pcopIe.~ he
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bulldinl ilS diwibulJOllIICtW'OJ't , Noon works wrth a numberof' ard"ully ICIecIcd pumcn 10 paranlCe dle IY1lIiabilily and ffiIlIn· tamlhe qualllY of pmducu to all commumtles naionwkIe II has ~Iopcd pruductJ III sius(lkl. lOki, and nil and ptlClD' thallddrcss !he uruquc needs fA CKh U5a": lhe confcrcnce IIOICd Ju pan of efforts 10 Cf\5ure It. Afnca COOIC$ lop ImOIIllhe r~ growm, caJOOnllCS oYer !he nul riYC yean. ErMt .t: Y()Una I'tICCIltly broup c::EOI, duef financial off~, IeadUlI entrqImIeUn. IItYftiIOfJ IIId Industry opens kJFlhcr ThIS _ J*t of Ihc Etmt.t- )'ounl SuaIcpc Cir0¥01h Fonam CYeJlI tome5 Accorwding 10 lhe orpniiCfS. '"the CACJlinI ~1opnmt:I m Arm are malin, a buliJICM mvlmnmcnl ndI """tu, orpor1UJIIUC5 and the ume IS ope ror !he IIUI{)Y:IIIYC IU'IIICIIC confercrw:e Ihaned ' UnIoW", value 10 pow beyond !he poI5iblc'" "The lwo-dly OOIlfemK:oC ..med at rrovtdi", lOp CACalIn'a. business and ~ leaden the opponunlly 10 IMre !bell' 11UIO\~¥e ClIpmcnca and dl'JCUJI challenp, and idnIllflCd the ~I role NOICft has pIa)'cd III Id\-ancmg the quiet ~ Tn'OlutJOn thar it ldlna; off in "fnca lndanl rnanaacmcnl pniCtIOCS for hIp I""\"th huSlneues ~ deblI:ed as -..til as lttOI"I III 011 how Ihc conuoenl c:oukt unIooek .... uc 10 achlcYe ill rull poknlIaI Amonl !he forum ', speakm and presc:nICfI WCfC, CEO, F.cobMk Group, Mr. Arnold Etpe: MDI'CEO. Hank of Industry. ~b Evdl1' <>PUll!: Saud! AfT1C:ll" Depu'l I'moKknI. KpIcma MOlbmhe: ~ Central 8anL 01 Nlacna_ Mallam s...as. laoudo SInUS!. and Group CEQ'MD, Noae, Mr Onajitc
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Ol;oIoLo, declared dIC INIUIUfai wlnnrr cl!he Enw: & You", Entrrprencul of !he YeaT A....-.nI In lhe i!maKln, Eatrcprmew cuqory for Ihe Wac Arne. rqioP . ... iml&ed 10 ~pMC III I ~ion pucllUi dunn,!he coarcm.::e. Ik shaRd Ius ClIpa1.I~ dunn, • plenary .... .le5S1OII bllcd ' I~yc busirICSI modcl~ Idapin, and UJIIOnIi"l for me Afncan marktt' . durin, ..he he and ocher pMelllJU <hued !heIr Ihoughu 011 lhe ways in .... hiCh SUlXftJful puwth in Afne. ot\cn rewires new and iMOYJtive wa .... 01 ~hinI: JIUIItClJ or
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