Nigeria: USAID Earmarks N1.7 Billion for Cowpea Research in Nigeria, Others

"It is to basically protect it against the maruca pod borer and our investments are really to push it in this last mile to get regulatory approval.

The United States aids agency, USAID, said on Thursday that $10m (N1.7 billion) had been earmarked for extension of cowpea project from 2014 to 2018 in Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

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