Nasarawa Engages Stakeholders On Special Agro-Industrial Zone

Nasarawa state government has engaged stakeholders over the proposed Gudi Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ), as part of activities lined up to actualize the proposed Gudi Industrial Hub Phase 1.

Managing Director of Nasarawa State Investment Development Agency, Ibrahim Abdullahi said the interaction was to ensure all stakeholders relevant to the project are carried along.

The MD said the SAPZ, a project backed by the African Development Bank, aims at encouraging states in Nigeria to develop specific zones that promote agro-processing.

The Special Agro-Processing Zone, covering 50 by 250 hectares, is a demarcated area where industrial processors are clustered with buildings housing factories, administrative facilities, and, infrastructure to include road network, power, waste/water treatment plant, green and landscape area.