Nigeria
WORLD BANK APPROVES $500 MILLION FOR NIGERIA TO TACKLE FLOODING RESTORE FARMLAND AND REDUCE FARMER HERDER CONFLICTS
The World Bank has approved $500 million in additional financing for Nigeria’s Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project to expand flood control, watershed rehabilitation, land restoration and rural climate resilience across 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory. The expanded ACReSAL programme is expected to restore or improve management across 1.4 million hectares and benefit about 6.6 million people by 2031, while improving agricultural productivity and reducing pressures that contribute to farmer, herder and community conflicts.
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