Premium Cassava Products Division (PCPD), a business entity of FMN Agro, recently collaborated with the Federal government for the 2025 World Cassava Day.
The event, held at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, brought together invaluable stakeholders and industry captains from various sectors to commemorate Nigeria’s position as the world’s largest cassava producer.
The event, which was driven by the Office of the Senior Assistant to the President on Agribusiness and Productivity Enhancement, was themed “Farm to Global Markets: Driving Industrialization, Food Security and Exports”.
The program outcome was anchored on cassava industrialization, youth innovation, import substitution, and export competitiveness. Cassava Changemakers also had their Pitch Competition, a platform that brought promising innovations across the cassava value chain to the forefront.
Representatives from FMN Agro, a business entity of FMN, a diversified pan-African consumer-centric food and agro-allied business, and owner of the iconic Golden Penny brand, contributed to pivotal conversations at the event.
Delegates provided invaluable insights on how to scale investment in cassava processing, create export value within the cassava value chain for economic transformation, and reduce Nigeria’s heavy reliance on imported raw materials.
The Company emphasized its long-standing commitment to deepening local content, industrial integration, and regional food system resilience through cassava innovation and industrial-scale processing.
From his participation as one of the panelists at the event’s panel discussions on the topic “Strengthening linkages from farms to global markets, Mr. Akhanemeh Joseph Osikhena, the General Manager, Premium Cassava Products Division (PCPD), at FMN Agro said, “Now more than before, it has become a key imperative to develop the cassava value chain as a viable raw material for various finished products.
“Our work through PCPD and Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL) is anchored on an objective to transform Nigeria’s cassava narrative from subsistence production to a fully integrated value chain that drives jobs, innovation, and export revenue. This strategic initiative has led FMN Agro to commit to content localization-investing in local capacity-building and reducing reliance on imported raw materials.”
“Over the years, FMN has invested heavily in the cassava value chain through the PCPD, with significant capacity in starch production and backward integration programmes that support smallholder farmers with inputs, training, and market access.
“Partnerships like this are essential to unlocking the true value of Nigeria’s agricultural assets. Through platforms such as World Cassava Day, we can drive the right conversations about scale, investment readiness, and export competitiveness and back them with real commitments. Said the MD, FMN AGRO and Group Director, partnerships and strategic engagements, Mr. Sadiq Usman.
“We commend the Federal Government through the Office of the Senior Assistant to the President on Agribusiness and Productivity Enhancement for organizing this event. Our work through PCPD and (GAIL) is anchored on our purpose of Feeding and Enriching lives, Every Day, and we will continue to drive valuable partnerships that foster this commitment.” Concluded Mr. Usman.
About FMN Agro
Following the adoption of the Business Vertical model by Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), FMN Agro Ltd is incorporated as a business entity under the management of FMN Holdings Ltd and FMN Company. Over the years, FMN Agro has been consistently transforming Nigeria’s Agricultural landscape through local content development. The business has significantly and impactfully invested in the drive for food security in Nigeria to reduce dependency on imported raw materials.
FMN Agro Ltd drives the FMN organization’s agricultural inputs and agricultural development businesses. The company is consistently and effectively involved in the development of local content by investing significantly across its five key value chains (Grains, Wheat, Edible oil & Fats, Animal Feeds & Proteins, and Cassava starch). The impact of the organization is seen in the transformative changes that take place within local communities that are partnered for local content development.
Through the Organization’s outgrower program, FMN has impacted the lives of many local farmers through various relevant agronomy training, seed development programs, loan support structure, and provision of readily available markets for their products in line with global best practices and standards. FMN Agro Ltd incorporates other business entities like Golden Agri Inputs Ltd (GAIL), Golden Fertilizer Ltd, Premium Cassava Product Division (PCPD), and Premier Feed Mills.
