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NIGERIAN FARMERS
Farmers across Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo States have lamented over a growing shortage of unskilled labour and the rising cost of farm inputs, just as preparations for the rainy season farming intensify.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said that the U.S. government has supported more than 5 million Nigerian farmers since 2019 through its Agency for International Development (USAID).
The federal government has partnered with Mastercard to support 1million farmers across the continent through financial inclusion and contactless payment.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has launched a data-capturing scheme for Nigerian farmers to enhance agricultural productivity and ensure targeted support to farmers
(FCTA) is set to distribute a $4.5 million grant from the World Bank to 12,283 farmers, concurrently initiating upgrades to 17 Wet Markets under its Fadama program.
The @cenbank disclosed that over N190 billion has been disbursed to more than 1.1 million smallholder farmers through the Anchor Borrowers Programme. This was disclosed, yesterday, by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele
Stakeholders in the Agric sector now have till November 16th, 2018 to take advantage of grant money (to the tune of $1.5 million) which has been made available by the Agriculture Fast Track Fund, AFTF.