The Federal Government has successfully secured a $134m loan facility from the African Development Bank AfDB aimed at boosting agricultural production, particularly in the seeds and grains sector.
This funding was disclosed in a statement released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security today.
The Chief Information Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Eremah Anthonia, in the statement, said the fund will support farmers across the country to increase production of key staple crops, thereby improving national food security.