The Chairman former Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick s
said his tomato farm would attract foreign trade to Oyo State.
The former NFF chairman and Brownhill Group mentioned this at a formal apportioning of a 2800 square kilometres of land by the Oyo state government within the Fashola Farm Settlement in Oyo on Saturday.
Amaju Pinnick noted the the state has been the best home of agriculture within the southwestern part of the country, adding that his company would concentrate on tomato and banana tertiary production, including making powder paste from tomato and confectioneries from banana and plantain.
The chairman, Brownhill Group maintained that several international organizations are ready for partnership due to an enabling environment the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has mechanized including a food technology company in Canada.
In his reaction, executive adviser to the governor on Agric Business, Dr. Debo Akande said the government would continue to give enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
Dr. Akande commended Brown Hill Farms for deeming it fit to invest hugely in the state through value chain in agriculture, noting the partnership formed has only formalized the true nature of agricbusiness.
Earlier, the chief operation officer, BrownHill Farms, Bemigho Wagbatsoma appreciated Seyi Makinde led administration for keeping its promise in respect of giving an enabling environment for businesses thriving, while stressing that the Farms’ management is ready invest in more infrastructural development within the Fasola Farms in complementary of Makinde’s popular performance.