The new feed facility will be able to manufacture 125,000 metric tons of extruded fish and animal feeds per year.
Skretting Nigeria Limited
Nutreco has opened a new fish and poultry feed facility in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, through its operating company under the names Skretting and Trouw Nutrition.
The cost of the facility amounts to €25,000,000 facility and occupies 170,000 square meters. It will be able to manufacture 125,000 metric tons of extruded fish and animal feeds per year, according to Skretting Nigeria.
Additionally, it will directly create 135 job positions and 150 through a third-party agency. Regarding this, General Manager of Skretting Nigeria Seyi Adeleke-Ige said: "Opening a facility of this magnitude will ensure that we can meet both local demand and that of neighbouring West African countries, contributing to the growth of the aquaculture and agriculture sectors of Nigeria and Africa as a whole."
Moreover, Pieter Bastiaanssen, Nutreco's Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, indicated: "From extruded fish feed to poultry feed, we are fully equipped not only with advanced products but also with experts on the ground, ready to help farmers enhance production efficiency."
The Oyo State's Executive Governor Seyi Makinde, Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Adeniyi Adebisi and the Consul General of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Nigeria Michel Deelen assisted with the opening on April 17.
Skretting Nigeria Limited, launched by Nutreco in 2014, produces catfish superior feeds, broodstock feed and tilapia catering for the entire fish life cycle, as well as poultry feed under the Trouw Nutrition brand, including Hendrix Protein Concentrates and Hendrix Broiler Pellet Feeds.
Since 2015, Nutreco has been helping farmers through the Catfish Sustainability and the Hendrix4U community development projects. Consequently, the number of farmers have grown from 50 to 1,350.
Just one day before, Skretting launched its new diet solution called 'Optiline Catfish' intended for African catfish farmers across Nigeria.