States pull out of GES agric scheme over poor revenues

14 March 2011, Ouagadougou - A farmer applying fertilizer to a crop. In Burkina Faso, FAO received around ¤ 1.8 million from the EU to provide livestock and animal feed, as well as support to urban gardening and training, reaching some 80,000 people. FAO Project: OSRO/BKF/903/EC - Capacity building for vulnerable households affected by flooding in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. Objective: To contribute in capacity building of vulnerable families and victims of the flooding in the capital of Burkina Faso.

Crop production in Nigeria is set to dip on account of the country’s 36 states pulling out of the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) Scheme. In a statement made available to BusinessDay, the Ministry of Agriculture said that the states have pulled out of the GEs scheme, making it clear that they h

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