The Federal Government and a Brazilian firm, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), 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 federal government by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Mr. Temitope Fashedemi, while the President of FGV, Professor Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, signed for the company.
The ceremony took place at FGV Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director (Information & Public Relations), 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.
The statement informed that 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.
According to the statement, 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.
“This partnership paves the way for Brazil to engage with Nigeria’s dynamic and rapidly growing agricultural sector. Together with FGV, we are poised to unlock the potential of private sector investment in key areas critical to our food security,” Fashedemi said at the signing ceremony.
Under the MOU, private-sector projects on fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural financing are projected to attract $4.3 billion in private-sector investment.
Senior members of Nigeria’s presidency, officials of FMAFS, and FGV’s leadership attended the signing ceremony.
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