IFAD provides $900,000 grant to support Nigerian small-scale farmers
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...