AreaNigeria

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date07/11/2017

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentBudgetary allocations, production support

DescriptionAnnounced it would continue to channel assistance to farmers through the Anchor Borrowers Programme and the President\'s Fertilizer Initiative, as part of its 2018 budgetary allocations. Additional efforts to bolster agricultural growth would include the completion of irrigation projects, steps to combat smuggling of foodstuffs, and fast tracking the establishment of six Staple Crop Processing Zones to enhance production, processing and storage capacity.