Abuja – On September 24, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Alhaji Sabo Nanono launched an innovative new activity that will leverage the power of entrepreneurship to improve agricultural outcomes in Nigeria. The new five year, $16.6 million innovative Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases | Tags: Agricultural Extension, Feed the Future, food security, USAID
Development assistance under 2015 agreement reaches $1.8 billion Abuja – On June 2, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced notification of an additional $234.5 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in the 2015 bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement (DOAG) between the U.S. and Nigerian governments. Most of …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 June, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Education, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: assistance, Malaria, Sanitation, USAID, Water
Distinguished guests and partners in development, I am pleased to join you at the 2019 Small and Medium Enterprise Conference, hosted by the Kaduna State chapter of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce. We at the U.S. Mission in Nigeria are happy to partner with you again on this annual event. The topic of this year’s …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: AGOA, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Nigeria-American Chamber of Commerce, Prosper Africa, TRade
New ‘Feed the Future’ initiative will strengthen Nigeria’s business enabling environment to boost private sector investment in select agribusiness value chains Abuja – Under a new contract with Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international agricultural development organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently launched the new Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity. This activity aims …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Initiative, Launch, USAID, Value Chain
Telephonic Press Briefing with Mr. Peter Henry Barlerin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, and Ms. Constance A. Hamilton, Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Via Teleconference, Foreign Press Center, Washington, DC August 3, 2017 OPERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience in standing by. Welcome to the Preview Africa Growth Opportunity …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 August, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Trade | Tags: 2017 AGOA Forum, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, U.S.-Africa
IDP and host communities transition from food distribution to food production Before the harvest, Mary Utsewa touched an ear of maize so large she could hardly get her hand around it. She looked at the stalks reaching above her head and considered her good fortune. Driven from her fields for three growing seasons by Boko …
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 December, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Events, News | Tags: Agriculture, Crop, IDP, Seed, USAID, Yield
