Following the destruction of its food export terminals, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food in collaboration with Lagos Free Zone, a venture of the Tolaram Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to build a grain terminal in the Lekki port, Nigeria.
Ukraine, before it was invaded by Russia, was the largest
exporter and producer of wheat.
The MoU was signed on Friday at the Ukraine Recovery
Conference in London, according to a Ukrainian media outlet citing the
ministry’s press service.
It was further gathered that the Ukrainian First Deputy
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Taras Vysotsky, signed the MoU on behalf
of the Ukrainian side.
“Cooperation between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and
Food and the Lagos Free Zone will be aimed at the creation of the necessary
infrastructure for ensuring further ceaseless supplies of Ukrainian
agricultural products both to Nigeria and the entire African continent with the
main goal of ensuring the food security in the regions in greatest need.”
‘‘The Ukrainian agrarian sector will continue playing an
important role in ensuring international food security, especially when the
world population is increasing’’, he said.
Lekki Deep Sea Port in Nigeria is the country’s first fully
automated port. It is a joint project of the government of Nigeria, the Lagos
state, the owner of the Lagos Free Zone, the Singapore-headquartered Tolaram
Group, and the China Harbor Engineering Company.
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