Groups question JBS’ $2.5bn investment plans in Nigeria

A cross section of Participants The two-day event, which ended on Thursday, featured discussions on JBS’ proposed investment and the implications of industrial-scale livestock production in Nigeria.

Mrs Brown said the project would require large areas of land, significant water resources and could substantially affect local economies, particularly small-scale livestock producers.

The civil society groups maintained that the proposed JBS investment could contribute to Nigeria’s food-security goals if properly designed and implemented, but insisted that transparency, environmental safeguards, community participation and protection of existing livelihoods must come before the project is fully implemented.