15 Danish firms to invest in Nigeria’s food, agric business
Fifteen companies in the food and agriculture sector from Denmark have earlier in the week signed agreements with interested Nigerian businesses to explore possibilities of doing business in this country. The firms are part of a trade delegation led by Esben Lunde Larsen, Denmark’s Minister for Environment and Food, to a symposium in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The Danish firms deal in logistics and cold chain; breeding and genetics; agro-industry inputs and equipment; ingredients and drinks; food and grain analysis and equipment; seed processing and grain logistic; and agriculture financing. Danish ministerial visits to Nigeria over the past year underlines “broad spectrum of common issues and areas for cooperation between our two countries,” said Danish ambassador Torben Gettermann. “The clear signs that Nigeria is on its way towards renewed economic growth carries with them the potential for broadening and increasing our commercial relations,” Gettermann said....