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IFAD
in Nigeria
IFAD has financed nine programmes and projects in Nigeria since 1985, with a total loan commitment of US$187.4 million. All programmes and projects have addressed the livelihood needs of rural poor people, including smallholders, rural small businesses, poor fishing communities, young people, landless people and women. Operations have contributed to:
IFAD’s strategy in Nigeria IFAD’s support for the Nigerian government’s poverty reduction programme focuses on facilitating economic and social development in rural areas. Its particular objectives are to empower rural poor people, especially women, by increasing access to resources, infrastructure and services, and to promote the management of land, water and common property by local communities. These objectives reflect the need to overcome environmental degradation in the country. IFAD projects address issues such as erosion and the loss of soil fertility, as well as coastal zone natural resource management. IFAD directs assistance towards the following areas:
At government level IFAD helps build capacity and strengthen institutions providing services to rural poor people, assisting with necessary policy changes, developing local organizations to enhance their effective participation, and promoting initiatives to foster rapid private sector-led poverty reduction and economic growth.
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Ongoing IFAD operations
