nited States Africa Development Foundation has invested over N8.64 billion ($24 million) to boost capacity of farmers across the country.

Speaking at an Agriculture mini-fair, organised by the foundation in collaboration with Diamond Development Initiative, stakeholders in the sector, including the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Syminton, Executive Director, Diamond Development Initiative, Adamu Garba, President, United States Africa Development Foundation, C. D. Glin, Chairman of the Foundation, Jack Leslie, said Nigeria must improve agricultural sector to meet food security in the face of growing population.

Syminton noted that the country must take advantage of youths and women population to grow the agricultural sector.He stressed the need for the sector to not only export raw materials but ensure that the products are processed; adding that by so doing the sector would transform more lives.

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U.S. invests N8.6 billion to boost small-scale farming in Nigeria https://www.sanwomi.com/2018/10/us-invests-n86-billion-to-boost-small.html


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