Nigeria’s leading agro-allied corporation demonstrates significant employment generation through comprehensive agricultural value chain investments, creating 400,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities while advancing national food security objectives.
Flour Mills of Nigeria’s 65-year “Feeding the Nation Every Day” strategy emphasizes local content development and reduced import dependence through strategic investments in agriculture and food processing sectors. The company’s transformation from import-dependent operations to integrated agricultural production showcases successful Nigerian industrial evolution.
Group Chief Executive Officer Boye Olusanya confirmed FMN’s role extends beyond commercial operations to become a “strong ally in growth and development” for millions of Nigerian families through employment generation and agricultural sector development. The company’s agricultural journey began in 1978 with 10,000-hectare farm acquisition in Kaboja, Niger State.
Current agricultural operations encompass soya beans, palm fruits, cassava, wheat, maize, sugarcane, and sorghum cultivation alongside comprehensive grain aggregation and distribution systems. These integrated operations ensure consistent raw material supply for food brand production while supporting smallholder farmer development across multiple states.
The transformative outgrower programme provides crucial support to over 400,000 farmers through input provision, technical training, and guaranteed market access arrangements. Golden Agri Inputs Limited, FMN’s agricultural subsidiary, has developed specialized farming schemes supporting over 50,000 Nigerian farmers with high-yielding crop varieties and advanced agronomy practices.
Farming schemes include comprehensive support systems covering storage solutions, guaranteed crop markets, and advanced agricultural techniques for maize, sorghum, cassava, wheat, soya bean, and palm kernel production. These interventions significantly improve farmer income levels while ensuring consistent raw material quality for processing operations.
FMN’s commitment to “local content development for the attainment of food self-sufficiency” aligns with national economic diversification objectives while demonstrating private sector capacity to drive agricultural transformation through strategic investments and farmer partnership programmes.
The company’s agricultural investments support rural economic development while reducing Nigeria’s dependence on imported food products, contributing to foreign exchange conservation and enhanced food security across the country.
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