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USAID Targets Agribusiness Finance and Investment in Nigeria

This article was originally published on Medium on December 5, 2019. 

On August 6, 2019 the first annual Agribusiness Finance and Investment Summit brought together over 200 participants in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss challenges, opportunities and solutions to increase growth and expand the nation’s agribusiness sector.

The Summit was organized by the USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity as part of its overall strategy to facilitate increased levels or ag-related financing and investment in the West African country over the next five years. With Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) as the prime implementing partner, the $15.7 million activity is working with lead firms to integrate thousands of micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and producer organizations as high-performing commercial actors in the rice, maize, soybean, aquaculture, and cowpea value chains.

Click here to read a recap of the launch event.