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The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress programThe U. S. has signed a cooperation agreement with Lutheran World Relief for the cocoa price chain in Nigeria.
The task, valued at approximately $22 million, will be implemented over the next five years. The main objective of Food for Progress’s task is to increase cocoa productivity through the adoption of climate-smart agricultural measures.
In addition, the allocation will boost access to inputs, technical resources, capacity, post-harvest processing and export markets.
Gerald Smith, agricultural advisor to the U. S. MissionA new U. S. citizen in Nigeria, he explained that the task will use a technique that will allow farmers to not only produce more cocoa and maintain the fertility and biodiversity of the land, but also a triple back line: people, profits and the planet.
“The Food for Progress program is the cornerstone of the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service’s overseas capacity-building efforts. “”The U. S. , with the primary objectives of agricultural productivity and the expansion of agricultural trade,” Smith said.
Over the years, Food for Progress projects have trained farmers in animal and plant health, improved farming methods, evolved road and application systems, established manufacturer cooperatives, provided microcredit, and evolved agricultural chains.
Lutheran World Relief will carry out allocation activities in Abia, Cross River, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Ondo and Osun states, benefiting approximately 68,000 farmers. as farmers in high-density, high-productivity communities.
The Foreign Agricultural Service is the foreign arm of the United States Department of Agriculture. It provides a variety of facilities to U. S. agribusiness companies. The U. S. and Nigeria, as well as governmental and non-governmental entities involved in agricultural industry and development. Through a variety of programs, the service is helping emerging countries practice sustainable agricultural practices by offering capacity building opportunities.
With a staff comprised of committed agribusiness specialists, the Foreign Agricultural Service works extensively with Nigerian partners to help Nigeria with agricultural productivity, food distribution, food security and trade.
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