…When fully completed, the farm and processing facility will be the biggest integrated tomato project in Africa.
SUN, MAR 10 2024-theGBJournal|The newly built GB Foods tomato processing factory has been commissioned.
With capacity to process up to 620 metric tonnes of tomato per day, factory is situated in Gafara, in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
At the commissioning of the project last Friday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, called on foreign investors to emulate the long-term commitment of GB Foods towards investing in Nigeria.
Speaking during a tour of the company’s 1,500-hectare farm, the Minister said: “GB Foods are resilient, determined and focused, and this is what we want all investors in Nigeria to be. We want people who will stay with us through thick and thin, so that Nigeria can reach the desired destination. This project is a good example of that, we thank GB Foods for believing and investing in Nigeria, and I want to assure you that you will receive all the support you require to continue to invest.”
He added, ”At a time when the media is saying all foreigners, all investors are leaving the country, GB Foods is investing more and more here.”
Responding to the company’s disclosure that seventy percent of the 5,000 farm workers are women, the Minister described this as heartwarming, especially against the backdrop of the commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024, with which the commissioning coincided.
The Minister also called on the sub-nationals to join hands with the Federal Government, to support the replication of the project across all the States, for the strengthening of food security in the country.
In his remarks, the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who represented President Bola Tinubu, said: “This is a sign that there is confidence in Nigeria, under the able leadership of President Tinubu, for foreign investors to come and invest.”
After the farm visit, and a symbolic participation in the tomato harvesting process, Minister Idris joined his colleagues and other dignitaries for the commissioning and tour of the new 620 metric-tonnes per-day processing plant, which GB Foods plans to double in the next expansion phase.
When fully completed, the farm and processing facility will be the biggest integrated tomato project in Africa.
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