FADAMA: Nigeria receives commendation from World Bank

THE World Bank has commended Nigeria 'for effectively implementing the Third National Fadama Development Project known as Fadama III in a sustainable development manner'.The Senior Manager, Sustainable Development, Africa Region, Anna Bjerde gave the commendation in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday.She said that a visit to some of the areas where FADAMA III projects were implemented showed a remarkable progress, a development, he said, was an indication that agriculture remained a priority of the Federal Government.' I'm happy to say that FADAMA is doing very well in a sustainable manner and in our portfolio, agriculture sector is performing very well.'I'm very pleased to say this because agriculture is an integral part of the economy here in Nigeria and important part of livelihood for citizens,' she said.Fadama-III, a follow-up on Fadama 11, was aimed at increasing the incomes of users of rural land and water resources on a sustainable basis.The 450 million project was implemented in 35 states, including FCT in Nigeria with 250 million credits from the International Development Agency (IDAwhile 200 million dollars counterpart contributions were shared by the federal, states and local governments.She stressed that with what was on ground and various reports on World Bank agriculture sponsored programme in Nigeria there would be seen more acceleration and robust plan from the bank.In a separate interview, Mr. Tayo Adewunmi, Acting National Coordinator, National Fadama Programme, disclosed that 656 local government councils in the country received48 million dollars as loanfor the implementation of Fadama III.
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