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A platform for project updates, commodity analysis and practical thinking on Nigerian agriculture and agribusiness investment.
Gbàlefà Group and NALDA Advance Partnership for GREAT Agribusiness Estate
Gbàlefà Group and the National Agricultural Land Development Authority are advancing discussions toward a formal partnership for the development of the Gbàlefà Renewed Hope Estate for Agribusiness Transformation (GREAT) at Iganna, Oyo State.
The engagement has progressed beyond preliminary discussions, with a NALDA technical team having undertaken a site assessment of the proposed project location and submitted its technical report. The next stage is expected to include the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, detailed mapping of the initial target production areas and commencement of land clearing activities.
The first phase of GREAT is planned around 5,000 acres of commercial cassava production, supported by mechanisation, improved planting materials, agricultural inputs, aggregation, processing and structured market access.
Read Partnership UpdateFrom technical assessment to implementation.
NALDA technical site assessment completed
MoU preparation and formalisation
Mapping of initial production areas
Land clearing and access development
Agriculture, investment and the development of GREAT.
This section brings together verified Gbàlefà Group developments and substantive analysis on commercial agriculture, agricultural investment, processing and agrifood systems in Nigeria.
The GREAT Agribusiness Estate
A phased 50,000-acre platform at Iganna designed to connect commercial production, processing, infrastructure, farmer participation and investment.
Cassava Production & Processing in Nigeria
How coordinated production, improved planting materials, mechanisation, aggregation and processing can support commercially sustainable cassava value chains.
Building Bankable Agricultural Platforms
Why productive land, infrastructure, processing, market access and clear institutional roles must be developed as one commercial system.
Cocoa Investment in Oyo State
Long-term crop economics, land structures, farmer participation, traceability, quality systems and opportunities for value addition.
Cashew Value Chain Opportunities
Production, aggregation, processing and export opportunities within Nigeria's expanding tree-crop economy.
Climate-Smart Commercial Agriculture
Practical approaches to productivity, soil management, water, responsible input use and resilient agricultural enterprise.