A US-based company, Shine Bridge Global (SBG) has disclosed its willingness partner with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other agencies to produce enough cassava that would be processed into functional flour for making gluten-free consumer foods for humans and animals in Africa, North America, and Europe.
The Managing SBG, Dr. Tony Bello, stated that the company is determined to partner with other US food and agricultural companies with a view to transforming cassava production in Nigeria
"We are determined to re-apply proven food science and engineering principles to transform cassava into the potatoes of Africa"
Bello said that the partnership was being motivated by Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr. Godwin Emiefele and the technical services support of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL).
He said that as designed by the SBG and its allies, the partnership was directly improving lives and transforming food production for the world. (NAN)
