The integration combines SABIL’s expertise in managing strategic wheat reserves, its nationwide network of silos and storage facilities, and its grain handling and distribution capabilities with National Grain Company’s international sourcing expertise, specialization in grain and feed inputs, and domestic commercial presence.
Once at full speed, the mill will boost the company’s annual milling capacity from about 8 million pounds to more than 115 million pounds, producing Cairnspring flour and milling for regional and national customers that sell flour under their own labels.
At full capacity, the facility is projected to process 100,000 tonnes of grain annually, yielding about 80,000 tonnes of high-quality flour for commercial bakeries and food manufacturers nationwide.
The funding will modernize the Godomey–Ouidah–Hillacondji road corridor and strengthen agricultural productivity, food security, and climate resilience.
The bank is designed to safeguard Iraq’s local crop varieties, wild relatives, and traditional seed material, which face increasing pressures from water scarcity, salinity, heat, and changing farming systems.