ASAP is a global initiative of IFAD, integrated into Nigeria’s VCDP framework.
The initiative aims to support smallholder farmers in the rice and cassava value chains, thereby enhancing their productivity.
The commissioner urged the farmers to make judicious use of the inputs to enhance productivity.
He charged the beneficiaries not to sell the starter packs but rather to use them to create wealth for themselves.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria has mobilised over $500 million in innovative, profitable, equitable and sustainable food system transformation initiatives.
