Lagos, Nov 14, 2024 (AFP) - Nigeria borrows $134 mn to boost farms as famine looms

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2024-11-14

Nigeria has secured a 134-million-dollar (127-million-euro) loan to invest in farming, the government said Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation faces a hunger crisis of staggering proportions. According to a statement, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari said the money would support an ongoing plan to boost staples like wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, soybean and cassava. With Nigeria's fast-growing population now at least......

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