Yobe Government has completed the construction of a six-tonne per hour capacity sesame cleaning and processing factory in Machina town.
The Commissioner for Commerce, Alhaji Kaigama Umar, made this known in Machina on Wednesday while conducting journalists round the facility.
He said three other sesame cleaning, packaging and processing factories are at various stages of completion in Nguru, Potiskum and Damaturu.
He explained that “the idea behind the establishment of sesame seed cleaning, processing and packaging factories was conceived by Gov. Mai Mala Buni shortly after assuming office.
“He believes that factories like this accelerate industrialisation, which will help our farmers and enhance our Internally Generated Revenue.”
According to him, Yobe is the largest producer of sesame in the country, noting that the grain is cultivated in commercial quantity in Geidam, Yunusari, Nguru and Machina, among others.
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He said sesame farmers in the areas would no longer have to travel to Kano to process their crop as the factory would be at their doorsteps.
“We are also inviting sesame farmers outside the state to come and take advantage of the facility,” he said.(NAN)
