AfDB invests N2.91trn in Nigeria, others agric sector

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Donald Kaberuka, AfDB President
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has invested N14.78 billion (N2.91 trillion) in the agriculture sector of its Regional Member Countries (RMC) in 46 years to grow their economy.
Mr Chiji Ojukwu, the Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department of the bank, stated this in a statement published on the bank’s official website.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, the director said that between 1968 and 2014, the bank group approved 876 operations.
These operations had commitments valued at approximately 14.78 billion dollars that provide support to agriculture and rural development.
“Between 2010 and 2014, about 230,000 kilometres …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper