Top Posts
Report: Nigeria, others may lose $300 billion, 49m...
Pope Leo hits out at climate change critics
Nigeria insurers prepare to global delegates on climate...
Energy Dept. asks employees not to use words...
Protesters seek $5tr payment from fossil fuel companies
Borno govt, NGOs demand funding on climate change...
Lagos rolls two-year flood plan to integrate lakes,...
UN official says climate change displaces up to...
UN ends high-level week with calls for peace,...
Ahead of COP30 conference, new national climate plans...
EcoNai Newsroom
  • Newsround
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
  • World
Nigeria

FG to partner IFAD on climate adaptation strategies to mitigate floods

by Segun Ogunlade December 26, 2022
written by Segun Ogunlade December 26, 2022
639

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development have announced plans to deploy climate adaptation strategies to reduce the future effects of floods on farmers through the Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD -VCDP).

Dr Fatima Aliyu made the announcement, acting national programme coordinator of the FGN IFAD-VCDP, in Jalingo at the distribution of Agro Inputs and Equipment to VCDP farmers affected by the 2022 flood in Taraba State.

Represented by Dr Chima Unanema, agricultural production advisor for IFAD, Aliyu said the strategies would include flood-tolerant rice varieties and climate-resilient infrastructures and other climate-smart agric technologies that would mitigate the effect of the flood on farmers.

She said that the VCDP has reallocated funds and has set aside N252 million to provide agro inputs and equipment to the affected farmers to carry out dry season farming, adding that IFAD had also approved N467 million to VCDP as support to farmers that had been affected by the flood.

Read also: Ex-cyclone travels south, causes flooding in the Northern Territory

“These are responses to the effects of floods and on an effort to provide succour to farmers across VCDP participating states.

The national coordinator said the nine states participating in the VCDP programme are Benue, Taraba, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and Ogun states.

Earlier, Mr Irimiya Musa, Taraba State Coordinator of FGN/ IFAD Value Chain Development Programme, said that 238 VCDP farmers who had been affected by the 2022 flood were to benefit from the Flood Recovery Support and Input Distribution for Dry Season Rice Production in the state.

Musa said the eight participating local government areas in the state are Ardokola, Jalingo, Wukari, Karim Lamido, Bali, Gassol and Donga, adding that six out of eight local government areas would benefit from the programme due to the eminent devastation caused by the 2022 flood in the state.

The state coordinator thus encouraged beneficiaries to take advantage of the residual moisture especially as the flood had receded by planting early so that they would also harvest early.

Items distributed include NPK and Urea fertilisers, herbicides, rice seeds and water pumps.

Story was adapted from EnvironNewsNigeria.

Climate adaptationFGFloodsPartnershipStrategies
0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
admineconai

previous post
Ex-cyclone travels south, causes flooding in the Northern Territory
next post
Snow leaves 17 dead, dozens injured in Japan

Related Posts

Report: Nigeria, others may lose $300 billion, 49m...

October 3, 2025

Nigeria insurers prepare to global delegates on climate...

October 3, 2025

Borno govt, NGOs demand funding on climate change...

October 1, 2025

Lagos rolls two-year flood plan to integrate lakes,...

September 30, 2025

Germany promises nationwide support as Lagos hosts climate...

September 25, 2025

Don says Ondo mangrove restoration project will mitigate...

September 24, 2025

BOI gets climate change fund accreditation

September 19, 2025

Abia begins tree planting campaign to combat climate...

September 17, 2025

Niger govt bans tree cutting, establishes agency to...

August 13, 2025

HEDA asks senate to hold IOCs accountable for...

August 13, 2025

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Newsletter

Subscribe my Newsletter for new blog posts, tips & new photos. Let's stay updated!

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Bloglovin
  • Vimeo

@2021 - All Right Reserved. Designed and Developed by Eco-Nai+

EcoNai Newsroom
  • Newsround
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
  • World