The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide an additional $3 billion in funding to small-scale farmers to boost their productivity through the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). This followed the adoption of a motion during plenary on Tuesday titled ‘Repositioning Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending and De-risking …

Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic have collectively invested €100 million to boost the agricultural resilience of small-scale food producers in the Sahel region. The initiative aimed to make a lasting impact in the fight against desertification and land degradation, and landscape and watershed management through participatory planning, effectively integrating soil, water, and biodiversity. The International Fertilizer Development Centre’s …