Federal Govt signs MOU with Brazil’s FGV to boost agribusiness in 774 LGAs

The federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance.

The MOU was signed at the FGV Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

Over the next five years, the project is expected to identify and support one agribusiness in Nigeria’s 774 local government areas with technical and financial resources, driving sustainable development and economic growth.

This was disclosed via a statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Abiodun Oladunjoye, on Sunday, 24th of November 2024.

The statement partly reads:

“The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance.

“The MoU was signed on behalf of the government by the Permanent Secretary of FMAFS, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, and the President of FGV, Professor Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, at FGV Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

“The agreement marks a new phase of strategic collaboration between Nigeria and FGV, the Green Imperative Project (GIP) lead implementer, one of the largest international agricultural technology transfer initiatives.

“Conceived in 2018, GIP is a 1.2 billion dollar cooperative effort between Brazil and Nigeria, designed to modernise Nigeria’s agricultural sector through Brazilian expertise in tropical agriculture.

“Since the MoU was conceived in 2018, both parties have engaged in many meaningful discussions to advance its design and implementation.

“The project, supported by Deutsche Bank, aims to deliver transformative agricultural technologies and knowledge transfer over its 10-year duration.

“Over the next five years, the project will identify and support one agribusiness in Nigeria’s 774 local government areas with technical and financial resources, driving sustainable development and economic growth.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>