About Us
About Us
The Company
Adventium Songhai Delta Limited (ASDL) is a Joint Venture Company (JVC) incorporated between Adventium Global Delta Consortium Ltd and the Delta State Government under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for the transformation of the Songhai Delta Farm, Amukpe, Sapele into an Agro-Industrial Processing, Training and Tourism Center. Adventium Global Delta Consortium Ltd is a special purpose vehicle set-up as a subsidiary of Adventium Global Development Ltd (the Nigerian subsidiary of Adventium Global Inc. US) to sign the agreement and execute the above transformation of the Songhai Delta Farm.
The Adventium Songhai Delta Farm
Formerly called Songhai Delta Farm, Amukpe. The farm was established in 2002, during the administration of Chief James Onanefe Ibori as an integrated rural development and entrepreneurship center (modeled after the Songhai Parakou Farm in Republic of Benin). The state government’s objective for setting up the farm was to serve as a tool for galvanizing the energies of the state’s young population to more productive endeavors in the wake of youth restiveness.
The farm was designed to produce a wide range of high quality agro and agro allied products and to also provide training in sustainable agriculture, engineering, and hospitality in line with global best practices.
The farm which is on 137 hectares of land within the Amukpe Industrial Layout, Amukpe, Sapele, Delta State is strategically located and positioned for the above transformation as it has the following locational features:
Fresh Water River
The farm is bounded to the North by the freshwater flowing Ethiope River that flows directly into the Atlantic Ocean through the Benin River and Sapele Port.
Sea Port Proximity
The Sapele Port is within the same local government area as the farm; just as the ports at Koko is within approximately thirty minutes’ drive from the farm’s location. There is also the Warri Port which is approximately an hour’s drive from the location.
Rail Services Proximity
The Adventium Songhai Delta Farm is within a 30 minutes’ drive from the Aladja– Itakpe train station at Okpara Inland. There is also the rail station at Abraka Town which is approximately one hour from the farm. This positions the farm for receipt of agro-raw materials from the Middle Belt and far North for processing at the farm.
Airport Proximity
Amukpe and Sapele which are towns in Sapele Local Government Area are midpoints between Benin City and Warri City with both cities having airports that are approximately one hour’s drive from the farm’s location.
Natural Gas Pipeline Proximity
The Nigeria Gas Marketing Company natural gas pipeline is at the western perimeter boundary of the farm.
33 KVA Industrial Power Line
The farm is currently serviced by a 33 KVA industrial power line.
Out of the 137 hectares of land, 37 hectares have been developed for restricted activities while the balance 100 hectares are available for crop production and other projects. The developed areas are currently housing infrastructure for crop and livestock production operations as well as agro-processing of raw materials into finished and semi-finished products,
Additionally, the developed areas also house the training and recreational facilities including 50 single apartments, 6 blocks of 3-bedroom apartments, 1000 capacity student hostels, training center, conference hall and staff and management quarters, restaurants, outdoor entertainment infrastructure amongst others.