The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to work closely with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Inclusive Agri-Food System Transformation and smallholder farmers’ empowerment. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this during a meeting with Dr Donal Brown, IFAD’s Associate Vice- President to Nigeria, on Tuesday in […]
By Joy Obakeye The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has provided $ 60 million in support out of the total project cost of $97.8 million for the implementation f the Livelihood Empowerment Family Enterprise Project in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) region. Participating states include Abia, Cross River, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Ondo. The six-year […]
The $129.17 million Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Programme in the Niger Delta being driven by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is targeted at creating 38, 250 jobs in the agricultural sector. Speaking at a one-day stakeholders meeting of the LIFE-ND project at the Hotel […]
The International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has said that integrating nutrition into her funding programme was aimed at showcasing the health benefits of taking adequate and balanced diet in the lives of the people. The National Consultant, VCDP on Nutrition, Omo Ohiopkehai disclosed this during a train […]
The International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a Federal Government assisted initiative that works through the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has trained Taraba farmers, processors and market women on the use of Standard Weight and Measures for Rice and Cassava products in the State. Speaking at the Trainer’s Workshop held in Jalingo, the National […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has estimated that remittances to developing countries could cross $6.5 trillion between 2015 and 2030, involving over one billion senders and receivers. It explained that 2017, 200 million migrants sent $481 billion to remittances-reliant countries of which $466 billion went to developing countries, helping sustain about 800 million […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on Climate Change Adaptation and Agri-Business Support Programme, IFAD-CASP. This is aimed at improving yields, mitigating the vagaries associated with climate change, as well as reducing the risk of crop failure. In a statement issued by the […]
Gender Officer at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Office in Jigawa, Hajiya Aina’u Ibrahim, has called for the introduction of more gender policies to boost the productivity of women in agriculture. Ibrahim made the call while speaking with journalists in Dutse on Wednesday. She noted that women constituted 70 per cent of the […]