Posts Tagged: #IFAD
NDDC splashes N60m on rice farmers to boost production
In a bid to enhance rice production and promote agribusiness in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has provided financial support and training to 300 rice farmers across the region. Each farmer
After 6 years delay, NDDC kickstarts LIFE-ND agro empowerment for three states
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has officially launched a long-awaited $30 million agro-empowerment program aimed at supporting 12,750 beneficiaries across Rivers, Imo, and Akwa Ibom states. This initiative is part of the Livelihood Improvement
Food security: FG, IFAD excited as Nasarawa farmer scales up rice production
The Nigerian Federal Government (FG) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have praised a key participant of the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in Nasarawa State for advancing rice cultivation to an industrial
FG, IFAD empower 121,000 smallholder farmers in nine states
The Nigerian government, in collaboration with IFAD, has supported over 121,000 smallholder farmers in nine states with farming inputs to boost food security. The FGN/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) focuses on rice, cassava, and
IFAD’s support of smallholder farmers hits $1.5b
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has invested more than $1.5 billion in aiding smallholder rural farmers in Nigeria since 1978. Dr. Donal Brown, the Associate Vice President of IFAD, disclosed this during a
Our Investment in agriculture lifting our people out of poverty, Mbah tells IFAD
The Enugu State Government reports that its recent efforts in investment have had a positive impact on lifting impoverished citizens out of poverty. Governor Dr. Peter Mbah conveyed this during a visit from Dr. Donal
