AreaNigeria

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/12/2011

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionPlans to overhaul the fertilizer distribution system announced, as part of the Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP). Additional support to take the form of loan guarantees for purchase of agricultural inputs, a risk-sharing facility for agricultural lending, as well as the elimination of import duties on agricultural machinery and equipment, effective 1 January 2012