Nigeria: $900 Million for Agriculture and Water Projects

The World Bank has concluded plans to assist the Federal Government with $900 million grant to execute its agriculture transformation agenda (ATA) and water supply, to boost agriculture and industrial development in the country.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this to journalists after his meeting with the World Bank officials in Abuja, and said $500 million of the grant was for ATA, while the remaining $400 million would go to water resources.