Nestlé cuts importation costs with farmers’ capacity boost

Nestlé Nigeria PLC has underscored the importance of empowerment to farmers, describing it as a business strategy to cut importation costs and depend on raw materials sourced locally. The firm’s Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager Country, Victoria Uwadoka stated this during the launch of Nestlé for Good, a nationwide campaign which highlight its impact […]

Nestlé Nigeria PLC has underscored the importance of empowerment to farmers, describing it as a business strategy to cut importation costs and depend on raw materials sourced locally.

The firm’s Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager Country, Victoria Uwadoka stated this during the launch of Nestlé for Good, a nationwide campaign which highlight its impact across nutrition, inclusive growth, and environmental stewardship.

“We do farmers capacity building so that we can get grains, input, legumes and keep our cost at the minimal because we are not depending on importation for raw materials,” she said.

She stressed that empowerment of farmers has helped to maintain products prices at affordable rates aimed at ensuring access to nutrition.

She identified post-harvest losses as one of the major constraints in the agriculture ecosystem, saying the firm is working with stakeholders to curb losses and food insecurity.

Earlier, the firm’s managing director, Wassim Elhusseini expressed the firm’s commitment to advance in areas such as nutrition, community development and environmental sustainability.