Lagos, Dec 15 : The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it has approved a $210 million loan to unlock Nigerias agriculture sector potential and promote industrialisation through the development of strategic crops and livestock.
In a statement on Tuesday, the bank said the loan, with $160 million directly offered by the bank and $50 million from the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF), will co-finance phase 1 of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program in Nigeria that could affect the lives of millions of people in Africas most populous country.
The AGTF, set up by the AfDB and the Peoples Bank of China, finances eligible sovereign and non-sovereign guaranteed development projects in Africa, Xinhua news agency reported.The SAPZ program is a flagship of the banks Feed Africa Strategy, with plans to establish these zones in 18 African countries, including Nigeria, according the AfDB.
The AfDBs financing for this program represents "one of the banks most ambitious operations in terms of scale and scope to date," said the statement, adding phase 1 of the project will target seven Nigerian states and the countrys Federal Capital Territory and is expected to benefit about 50 million people."The project will support Nigerias efforts to raise agricultural productivity, promote investment, create wealth and jobs, and transform rural areas into corridors of economic prosperity," said the statement.
The first phase of the SAPZ program will be implemented with co-financing from other partners, including the International Fund for Agricultural Development, in the amount of $538 million, it added.Nigerian government and the AfDB signed the SAPZ agreement in December 2019 to explore development solution in the rural landscape for agricultural transformation across the most populous African country.int/khz/
It added that the first phase of SAPZ will be funded by co-financing with other partners including the International Fund for Agricultural Development in an amount of $538million.The December 2019 SAPZ Agreement was signed by the AfDB and Nigerias government to examine development solutions in rural areas for the purpose of agricultural transformation in Africas most populous country.#AfDB #loan #Nigeria #agroindustrial #China #Lagos.
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