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April 1, 2021 By Ibrahim Kabba Turay A ten-man team from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) financed Climate-Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme (CASP) in Nigeria, has concluded a study tour on Financial Services Associations (FSAs) in Sierra Leone. The purpose of the study, which spanned from 23rd -28th March 2021, was to ensure participants from Nigeria gain a deeper knowledge of the FSA model and implementation in Sierra Leone, since its establishment in 2007 by the IFAD financed Rural Finance and Community Improvement Programme II (RFCIP ...

Translate Home » Agric » COVID-19: IFAD provides grant of $900, 000 to support small-scale farmers in 7 northern States COVID-19: IFAD provides grant of $900, 000 to support small-scale farmers in 7 northern States On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Thursday, disclosed the provision of $900, 000 grant to support small-scale farmers in seven northern States as a measure to cushion the impact of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The grant is the first through IFAD’s Rural Poor Stimulus Facility, RPSF, as con...

IFAD has provided a first grant of $900,000 through its Rural Poor Stimulus Facility (RPSF) to support the worst affected small-scale producers and rural households in Nigeria through the COVID-19 crisis, as well as to rebuild and recover in the post-crisis period. The grant agreement will help vulnerable small-scale farmers in seven northern states of Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara. Under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, more than 8,000 vulnerable smallholders in Northern Nigeria will receive an agricultural stimulus and resilience package composed...

Rome/Abuja, 28 January 2021 - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) are...