Beyond the Taiwan Tour: HyCuTIPI Opens New Frontiers for Nigeria in Biotechnology, Agriculture and Innovation

  

Amb David A Adejuwon, President HyCuTIPI and Mr Andrew Sung, CEO, BiomiXin Company Limited

The ongoing Taiwan mission of the Hybrid Culture, Technology and Innovation Promotion Initiative (HyCuTIPI) is steadily evolving beyond a conventional international tour, with the Nigerian delegation exploring practical opportunities for technology transfer, biotechnology research, agricultural innovation, education and stronger institutional collaboration between Nigeria and Taiwan.

   

The delegation, led by Ambassador David Ademola Adejuwon, President of HyCuTIPI, has continued its engagements with Taiwanese institutions, companies and development-oriented establishments, seeking to identify models and technologies that could be adapted to Nigeria’s development needs.

One of the significant engagements took place on Monday, September 14, 2026, when Ambassador Adejuwon and Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti and a Trustee of HyCuTIPI, visited BiomiXin Company Limited at the National Biotechnology Park in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

   

The Nigerian delegation was received by Dr Eli Sung, Chairman of BiomiXin Company Limited, in an engagement that brought biotechnology, livestock production, aquaculture and sustainable agricultural development to the centre of discussions.

BiomiXin: Where Biotechnology Meets Sustainable Agriculture

Founded in 2005, BiomiXin is a Taiwanese agricultural biotechnology company whose operations focus on plant-based feed additives, precision basemixes and functional probiotics for the livestock and aquaculture sectors.

The company operates from the Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park and has established itself around the development of practical biotechnology solutions aimed at improving animal health, feed efficiency and sustainable agricultural production.

A major milestone in the company's history was the establishment in 2009 of what it describes as Asia's first fully automated basemix production plant within the biotechnology park.

Its commitment to research and innovation was further demonstrated with the inauguration of a dedicated research and development centre in August 2018, strengthening its capacity to develop solutions for aquaculture, poultry and human health supplements.

The company also operates under internationally recognised food and feed safety systems, including ISO 22000, HACCP and FAMI-QS certifications.

For the Nigerian delegation, however, the significance of the visit went beyond observing an advanced production facility.

It was an opportunity to examine how biotechnology, university research and private-sector investment can be brought together to solve practical agricultural problems.

Nigeria, Taiwan and the Search for Practical Technology Transfer

One of the key outcomes of the engagement was BiomiXin's expressed readiness to explore collaboration with Nigerian tertiary institutions and relevant private-sector organisations in biotechnology research and development.

Such collaboration could potentially provide opportunities for Nigerian universities and research institutions to engage with Taiwanese expertise in areas including functional probiotics, animal nutrition, aquaculture biotechnology and sustainable livestock production.

The discussions also highlighted the global transition towards antibiotic-free animal production.

BiomiXin has been working with academic institutions to develop functional probiotics and natural mushroom polysaccharides designed to strengthen animal immunity and reduce dependence on conventional antibiotic-based approaches in animal farming.

For Nigeria, where livestock, poultry and aquaculture remain important components of food security and economic development, such technologies could provide a valuable area for future research partnerships and investment.

The company's approach to swine nutrition also demonstrates the importance of developing agricultural technologies around local environmental and production conditions rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

BiomiXin develops base mixes adapted to local breeds, weather conditions and production environments, while promoting a simplified feed system built around corn, soybean meal and its specialised premixes.

Its work extends into aquaculture, with specialised formulations and additives designed for species including shrimp, tilapia and clams.

Green Technology at the Heart of Production

The Nigerian delegation also had an opportunity to observe the company's emphasis on environmental sustainability.

BiomiXin's automated facility incorporates green-building principles, while rooftop solar installations generate clean energy at a level exceeding the manufacturing facility's total power requirements.

For a country such as Nigeria, with abundant renewable-energy potential but persistent challenges in industrial power supply, such models offer another area worthy of consideration in future technology and investment partnerships.

The engagement therefore reinforced HyCuTIPI's broader objective of exposing Nigerian institutions and stakeholders to innovative approaches that can be adapted to local realities.

From Biotechnology to Community Development

The Taiwan mission continued on Tuesday, September 15, with Ambassador Adejuwon and Professor Ogunwole visiting the Chimei Museum, a major tourist and cultural destination in Tainan City.

The museum provided another dimension to the delegation's Taiwan experience, particularly its model of private philanthropy and community-oriented development.

The Chimei Museum is recognised as a major privately established cultural institution built and donated by an individual to the community, demonstrating how private wealth, philanthropy, culture and tourism can combine to create institutions with lasting public value.

For the Nigerian delegates, the visit offered an opportunity to reflect on how individuals and private organisations can contribute to the development of cultural institutions, tourism infrastructure and community assets.

    

The significance of such a model resonates strongly with Nigeria's vast cultural heritage, where strategic private-sector participation and philanthropy could help preserve historical resources while creating new tourism and economic opportunities.

Exploring Taiwan's Aquaculture Value Chain

The delegation also undertook an exploratory visit to a fresh marine fish market in Xinke Village, Taiwan, further broadening the scope of its study of Taiwan's agricultural and fisheries ecosystem.

The market visit offered the Nigerian delegates a practical view of the marine fish value chain, from the availability and marketing of fresh fish to the organisation of local seafood commerce.

For Nigeria, which possesses extensive marine, riverine and inland aquatic resources, understanding how Taiwan develops and organises its fisheries and aquaculture sectors could provide useful lessons for improving fish production, processing, marketing, food safety and value-chain development.

A Mission Focused on What Nigeria Can Take Home

The continuing Taiwan mission demonstrates that HyCuTIPI's approach is not limited to diplomatic visits or ceremonial engagements.

At the heart of the mission is an attempt to identify what Nigeria can learn, what Nigerian institutions can replicate and where Nigerian and Taiwanese organisations can work together.

From biotechnology and sustainable animal nutrition in Pingtung, to university engagement, tourism and cultural development in Tainan, and the organisation of the marine fish value chain, the delegation has encountered different dimensions of Taiwan's development experience.

The expressed willingness of BiomiXin to explore partnerships with Nigerian tertiary institutions and the private sector could become particularly significant if translated into concrete research, training, technology-transfer and investment programmes.

   

For Nigerian universities, such partnerships could strengthen applied research. For the private sector, they could open access to new technologies and production methods. For government and development institutions, they could provide additional models for addressing food security, renewable energy, agricultural productivity and industrial development.

As the Taiwan tour continues, the emerging message from the HyCuTIPI mission is increasingly clear: the objective is not merely to see what Taiwan has built, but to discover how Nigeria can build its own future by adapting useful ideas, technologies and partnerships to Nigerian realities.

 The HyCuTIPI Taiwan mission is turning international exposure into a search for practical partnerships, technology transfer and development models capable of delivering measurable value to Nigeria.

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