The collapse of the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) in Nigeria has been identified as the contributory factor to the woes of the sector in the recent past. Other objectives include improving farmers’ access to and use of agricultural knowledge, technologies, marketing systems and infrastructure, for the purpose of contributing to higher productivity and profitability. “The ministry of agriculture and the ADPs are well-positioned to deliver their mandate due to their reach and action on the ground. “The only way to revive ADPs is to fund it, support rural farmers with modern farming technologies, seeds, loans, grants and train farmers on GAP,” she said. This is a very critical area that affects the selection criteria of ADPs and who actually gets to benefit.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2022 03:36 UTC