CAMC signs contract for Nigerian rice mechanization center project
(sinomach.com.cn)
2025-05-04On April 8, during a work visit to Nigeria by Sinomach Vice General Manager Li Xiaoyu, China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd. (CAMC) signed a business contract with Nigeria's Agra Group for the Nigerian Rice Mechanization Center project. This marks another major collaboration between the two sides of Nigeria's agricultural sector, following their previous partnership in the Agricultural Mechanization Center project in Jigawa State.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Vice General Manager Li Xiaoyu, Sinomach Assistant General Manager and CAMC Chairman Wang Bo, YTO Group Corporation (YTO) Chairman Zhao Weilin, Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi, and Nigeria Agricultural Development Fund CEO Mohammed Abu Ibrahim.
CAMC and Agra Group sign a contract for the Nigerian Rice Mechanization Center project. [Photo/CAMC]
Designed by China IPPR International Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CAMC, the project integrates both design consulting and engineering contracting. With a contract period of 12 months, it will involve building 10 rice mechanization centers along with supporting facilities and equipment, providing installation guidance. Once implemented, the project will introduce modern agricultural machinery to boost Nigeria's rice mechanization, advance its agricultural industry, and significantly raise local levels of mechanization and modernization.
The effect picture of the Nigerian Rice Mechanization Center project [Photo/CAMC]
Leveraging Sinomach's strengths in advanced machinery manufacturing, CAMC has deepened collaboration with its sister company, YTO, and plans to supply 100-horsepower tractors to this project. This represents another example of the group's internal enterprises working together to expand overseas market, promoting the global presence of Chinese agricultural machinery and showcasing Chinese products and technologies on the international stage.
The signing of this contract is a concrete step in advancing the Belt and Road Initiative and reinforcing the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. It not only strengthens mutually beneficial cooperation but also highlights the global competitiveness of Chinese enterprises. Looking ahead, both parties will uphold the principles of "joint consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits", working together to deliver high-quality, technologically advanced green projects, and contributing more Chinese wisdom and solutions to the international community.
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