Jonas Ezieke, Abuja
An Agripreneur, value chain specialist and Chief Executive Officer of Davidorah Amb. David Segun Alabi has called on the federal, state and local governments to create the enabling environment for pineapple farming through deliberate policies in agriculture and infrastructure renewal for the benefit of the citizens
He spoke during the media briefing on the successes and achievements of the company during it’s tenth year anniversary at th House Press Corps National Assembly on Monday in Abuja
He said that as far as agriculture is concerned, Nigeria must grow more, process more and earn more from what it produces.
According to him, behind every pineapple is a farmer and behind every farmer is a family, adding that what we do with that harvest can help determine that family’s future.
He said that as Davidorlah celebrates ten years, they recognise the people behind this journey, especially workers, farmers, customers and partners.
He noted that their commitment has sustained the company’s ambition to build a Nigerian agricultural business that creates value beyond the farm.
He said: “Our message today is clear: Nigeria must grow more, process more and earn more from what it produces.
“When fruit cannot reach a buyer, a farmer loses income. When processing capacity is missing, opportunities for jobs and enterprise are lost. But when farms connect to factories and factories connect to markets, a harvest becomes a source of wider prosperity”.
Nigeria must grow more, process more and earn more from what it produces.
Speaking specifically on pineapple value-chain strategy, he said that it centres on concentrate processing, with plans for dried fruit, bromelain and the productive use of processing waste.
He said that through the company’s proposed outgrower partnerships, they aim to connect more farmers to technical support, reliable demand and opportunities to grow their businesses.
He argued that for Nigeria, the economic opportunity is practical: more manufacturing activity, stronger rural incomes, opportunities to replace suitable imports and greater capacity to earn foreign exchange through processed exports.
Again, for Africa, it is an opportunity to build industries around what our land produces—creating skills, businesses and trade across the continent.
For the wider world, the ambition is to become a dependable source of quality pineapple products, supported by traceable supply chains and responsible production.
Davidorah is therefore inviting all relevant stakeholders, including governments, financial institutions, development partners and buyers to work with it on concrete opportunities: financing processing, supporting farmers, developing infrastructure and securing markets.
That ambition must be matched by execution as factories need reliable power, farmers need finance and support buyers need consistent quality as investors need sound governance and commercially credible projects.
The company chief executive said that a ineapple grown in Nigerian soil should carry more than the value of a harvest. It should carry Nigerian skill, Nigerian enterprise and the promise of a better life.
The tenth anniversary of the establishment is taking place in December 17, 2026 in Lagos and will bring these conversations together through an Executive Tea and Business Roundtable followed by our Anniversary Gala on 18 December, 2026.
They want to use the opportunity of the occasion to produce commitments that continue long after the anniversary events.
The success of these activities, he said will be measured in farmers paid, products manufactured, jobs sustained and Nigerian goods reaching new markets.
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