Nigeria: IFAD Grants U.S.$20.28 Million for African Rice, Vegetable

15 January 2013

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a $20.28 million grant to the Republic of The Gambia to help improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers with particular attention to rural women and youth in the country.

The financing agreement for the National Agriculture Land and Water Management Development Project was signed by Abdou Kolley, Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia, and Kanayo Nwanze, President of IFAD.

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