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Zambeef grows crops, including wheat, maize, lucerne and soybeans, produces feed, and operates feed processing plants. [2] Its subsidiaries include Master Meats Production Company, of Nigeria. [3] The company's export business is active, especially throughout southern Africa.
In addition to food products, the firm is involved in property development through interest in the publicly listed UACN Property Development Corporation and also in logistics through MDS logistics. The firm acquired significant interest in Chemical and Allied Products Plc, makers of Dulux paints and in Livestock Feeds Plc. [6]
A farmer and his cow. The majority of herders in African countries are livestock owners. Livestock farming is a part of Nigeria's agriculture system.In 2017, Nigeria had approximately over 80 million poultry farming, 76 million goats, 43.4 million sheep, 18.4 million cattle, 7.5 million pigs, and 1.4 million of its equivalent. [1]
Olam International is an agri-business company, operating in 60 countries and supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 20,900 customers worldwide, placing them among the world's largest suppliers of cocoa beans, coffee, cotton and rice.
The National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) is a research institute in Nigeria that was established in 1924 and has the mandate to conduct research into how to ably identify, treat and control animal diseases as well as the development of vaccines for such training and the provision of support services to livestock and poultry farmers.
Prior to the Discovery of oil in commercial quantity in 1951, Agriculture was the Primary occupation of the people of Rivers State. Around 19th century when the industrial revolution reached its peak in England, the area was then referred to as Oil Rivers Protectorate, this was due to its abundant palm oil and kernel which basically constituted the main revenue source of the country. [3]
Oguntimein, G.B. "Processing cassava for animal feeds". Cassava as livestock feed in Africa. Proceedings of the IITA/ILCA/University of Ibadan Workshop on the Potential Utilization of Cassava as Livestock Feed in Africa 14-18 November 1988, Ibadan, Nigeria. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
In 2016, Cargill completed the commissioning of a feed plant in Bathinda, Punjab, India, and manufactures dairy cattle feed under the Purina brand name. [46] In 2017, Cargill sold its Geneva-based petroleum-trading business to Macquarie Bank [47] [48] and soon after its North American power and gas trading business as well. [49] [50]