Nigeria has unveiled a US$500 million Niger Delta Agricultural Investment Fund, one of the country’s largest agriculture-focused investment initiatives, aimed at transforming the oil-rich Niger Delta into a major agribusiness hub while strengthening food security and reducing dependence on crude oil revenues. Announced by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and ...

Delta State has taken a further step toward attracting large-scale agribusiness investment with the inauguration of a steering committee to drive a framework for responsible investment in land-intensive agriculture. The committee was inaugurated in Asaba by the state’s deputy governor, Monday Onyeme, who represented Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Onyeme will also serve as chair of the ...