Agriculture

Cross River Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ)

The Cross River Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone is an agricultural value-chain development initiative designed to link farmers and agricultural production areas with processing, storage, packaging and market infrastructure. Its documented components include a 131-hectare Agro-Industrial Hub at Adiabo and a 30-hectare Agricultural Transformation Centre at Okuku, Yala. The intended outcomes include reducing post-harvest losses and strengthening agricultural value addition. These benefits remain prospective until the facilities become operational and operating data are available.

NDD-AGR-001

Cross River

Ongoing

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Project Scope

APPROVED SCOPE

Development of a 131-hectare Agro-Industrial Hub at Adiabo and a 30-hectare Agricultural Transformation Centre at Okuku, Yala, Cross River State. The initiative is designed to connect agricultural production with processing, storage and markets.

DELIVERED SCOPE

PROJECT DETAILS

MINISTRY

NIL

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

Federal Government / Presidency; Cross River State Government; SAPZ Project Implementation Unit and development partners (specific delivery roles to be confirmed).

CONTRACTOR

PROJECT TYPE

Agriculture

LOCATION

STATE

Cross River

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Yala (Okuku)

COMMUNITY

Adiabo; Okuku, Yala

DELIVERY & PROGRESS

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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

Ongoing

DELIVERED SCOPE

LATEST PROGRESS

Not reported

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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APPROVED AMOUNT

CONTRACT AMOUNT

AMOUNT DISBURSED

EVIDENCE & VERIFICATION

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PRIMARY SOURCE

African Development Bank (AfDB)

SOURCE DATE

13/01/2025

SOURCE TYPE

Official Project Document

VERIFICATION

LAST VERIFIED

01/11/2026

VERIFICATION NOTES

The AfDB procurement notice identifies a 131-hectare Agro-Industrial Hub at Adiabo and a 30-hectare Agricultural Transformation Centre at Okuku, Yala. The supplied project compendium reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima performed the project’s groundbreaking in April 2025. Procurement and supervision notices, as well as groundbreaking, do not establish that the facilities are complete or commercially operational. A later resettlement-plan summary describes the Adiabo hub as approximately 130 hectares. Copy

PROJECT TIMELINE & UPDATES

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13 January 2025: AfDB procurement notice identifying the proposed 131-hectare Agro-Industrial Hub at Adiabo and 30-hectare Agricultural Transformation Centre at Okuku, Yala. 15 January 2025: AfDB supervision notice published. April 2025: Groundbreaking performed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, as reported in the supplied compendium. January 2026: Resettlement-plan summary describes the Adiabo hub as approximately 130 hectares.

LATEST UPDATES

Project groundbreaking was reported in April 2025. The January 2026 resettlement-plan summary refers to the Adiabo hub as approximately 130 hectares. Full construction completion and commercial operation have not been established by the supplied sources.

PUBLIC RECORD

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

No corrections recorded.

CITIZEN REPORTS

No citizen reports recorded.