In a statement issued on African Development Bank’s (AfDB) website, the global support came barely two months after the programme’s inauguration.
Mr Aribo said that IFAD provided 5,000 day old chicks, 280 bags of broiler starter, 280 bags of fish feeds of various sizes and 84 bags of NPK 15:15:15 fertiliser.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified Nigeria as Africa’s agro-industrialisation powerhouse.
Ms Ekoue, who said NATP was aimed at boosting the growth of agriculture and the transformation of food system through technology and innovation.
UN humanitarian partners have delivered food and nutrition assistance to no fewer than 26,000 people in the past week in the town of Rann in Borno.
The overall rise last month was driven by an 8.5 per cent increase in the FAO Vegetable Oils Price Index, a new record high.
One hundred and forty-eight Bayelsa youths undergoing an agricultural training programme funded by IFAD have received loans of a minimum of N700,0000 each.
The commissioner for agriculture said the aim was to create safety for farmers during the 2021 harvest season.
The World Bank is to finance seven of the 15 listed projects across the six geo-political zones.
The loan is meant for rural roads, agriculture market and value chain development, the governor’s spokesman, said.
