Sabo Nanono – Agrigate Global https://agrigateglobal.com Making Agriculture Heard Mon, 31 Aug 2020 07:13:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://agrigateglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-AG_LOGO-02-32x32.png Sabo Nanono – Agrigate Global https://agrigateglobal.com 32 32 Nigeria to invest over N600 billion in agriculture sector to ensure food security https://agrigateglobal.com/africa/nigeria-to-invest-over-n600-billion-in-agriculture-sector-to-ensure-food-security/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 07:13:21 +0000 https://agrigateglobal.com/?p=4724 The Nigerian government will inject over N600 billion as stimulus-response into the country’s agriculture sector, said the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono. The minister added the package would target small-scale farmers to ensure food security and sustainability. He explained that the stimulus package would target farmers nationwide and expected to begin with […]]]>

The Nigerian government will inject over N600 billion as stimulus-response into the country’s agriculture sector, said the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono.

The minister added the package would target small-scale farmers to ensure food security and sustainability.

He explained that the stimulus package would target farmers nationwide and expected to begin with an initial 2.4 million farmers.

]]> Nigeria launches AFJP plan to mitigate COVID-19 impact on agriculture https://agrigateglobal.com/reads/news/policy/nigeria-launches-afjp-plan-to-mitigate-covid-19-impact-on-agriculture/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:55:05 +0000 https://agrigateglobal.com/?p=4699 To lessen the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on agriculture, the Nigerian government announced a new initiative – AFJP ( Agriculture for Food and Job Plan) under the Nigeria Economic and Sustainability Plan (NESP). Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister Sabo Nanono launched the plan officially in Katsina State, saying the plan is in tandem with the three-pronged […]]]>

To lessen the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on agriculture, the Nigerian government announced a new initiative – AFJP ( Agriculture for Food and Job Plan) under the Nigeria Economic and Sustainability Plan (NESP).

Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister Sabo Nanono launched the plan officially in Katsina State, saying the plan is in tandem with the three-pronged action plan of the ministry to deal with the impact of the ongoing crisis on Nigerian farming sector.

The project will mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and livelihoods of farmers by creating more access to food.

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