The Nigerian Export-Import Bank and Katsina State Government have agreed to establish sesame and hibiscus flower processing hubs for production, processing and export of the products.
The Managing Director of NEXIM, Abba Bello said this during a meeting with the governor of the state , Aminu Masari.
“This becomes more important that Katsina is an export route, especially with the coming of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. We must prepare ourselves and our economic and industrial zone for such purposes. She said, “We believe that if we can have more business owners, and entrepreneurs come up to sign up for our project drive, we can actually create more than the 1,200 jobs currently secured with the 1,200 farmers.”
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