Nigeria: Firm Stakes N6 Billion in Yam, Plantain Processing Plants

Abuja — Over N6 billion is currently being invested by an investment bridge and financial news company, Footprint to Africa, to build one of Africa's biggest yam and plantain processing plants as part of plans to bridge Nigeria's food demand and address insecurity in the sector.

The company, which stressed the need for Africa to clampdown on exportation of raw materials, said it attracted nothing less than $5 billion investment to the continent last year alone.

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