Brand Spur Issue 4 - 4th Edition | Page 20

News – Headlines World Food Day: Knorr, Omotola Celebrate With Students For the third year in a row, Knorr, Unilever’s largest brand in partnership with United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday marked the 2016 World Food Day with the #ShareAMeal campaign. Read more...… BRANDSPURNG.COM As Local Rice Production Booms, FG to End Importation in 12 Months Nigeria Has a New Potato Processing Plant With the gradual extension of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) to 26 states in the country, the federal government yesterday disclosed its plan to end the importation of rice in the next one year. A USD120m potato farm and processing plantis underway in Kaduna state, Machokm, northwest Nigeria. At the opening ceremony, the Kaduna State Government said more than 60% of its by-product would be for export. Read more...… Read more...