The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has contributed 60 million dollars to the Federal Government/IFAD-Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises project in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND).
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A young master’s degree holder in geography, Viviane Kakou didn’t want to spend her career in an office. She chose agriculture out of passion. Thanks to the African Development Bank (AfDB), her dream of becoming an agricultural entrepreneur is taking shape.
Confessionally, Katsina state is among the luckiest states to have acquired five multi-billion Naira irrigation projects littered across the state. Conservatively, these projects – Zobe, Jare, Dallaji, Sabke, and Jibia dam projects have gulped over 150 billion Naira from the Federal government in the last three decades. For instance, Zobe water supply project Phase I and II alone was appropriated N3.227 billion in the 2017 Appropriation under a budget line, FMOWR64053426. This is in addition to the “little chip in” by the Katsina state government, “now and then”. For example, in August 2003, the then-governor Umaru Yar’adua’s government allocated a princely sum of N317 million for funding a 16-kilometer supply of water from Zobe Dam to Dutsinma town. One can only appreciate the staggering huge resources allocated to these projects after going through their financial audits. These projects, like all other civil engineering projects, have lifespan whether utilized or unutilized, and it will be a colossal loss of public resources, and a disservice to the nation if they attain their lifespan without reaping the expected benefits. Katsina state government must do everything possible to derive the maximum benefits from these projects. So, the major concern is how to make these underperforming, almost abandoned projects perform excellently for the benefit of Katsina state and the nation at large.
ASHENEWS reports that Nigeria’s leading institutional investor in smart agricultural farming, Silvex International in partnership with Jigawa State Government has paid compensation to farmers and herders as part of the efforts towards enabling a rancor-free atmosphere in the host communities of its Climate Smart Farm Estate Project in the State.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it will provide emergency food and nutrition to 2.1 million people affected by conflict and in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a flagship project to boost the resilience and climate adaptation agenda among rural communities in Somalia.
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Kamal Abdulgafar Rasheed as new Executive Director/CEO of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM).
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), has solicited medical practitioner’s support to educate Nigerians on the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).
The Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) says rising price of the commodity is not a threat to food security in the country.
The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria and Sasakawa Africa Association (formerly SG2000) have reiterated their commitment to strengthen joint efforts to help Nigeria transform the agricultural sector.