Climate Change
EU rolls out €18.3m facility to boost cocoa, ginger value chains in Nigeria
SFF Communication Team
September 10, 2025
The Government of Germany through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), European Union (EU), and the Nigerian government on Wednesday formally launched the Agriculture Value Chain Facility (EU-VACE) Transformative Agricultural Systems for Rural Economic Development (TARED) project to boost productivity in four selected agricultural value chains in in Nigeria
The initiative, worth €18.3 million, will focus on cocoa, dairy, tomatoes, and ginger, to create jobs, enhance food security, and promote climate-smart farming across Nigeria.
Implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in collaboration with the federal ministry of Budget and National Planning, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the project will be implemented in Cross River, Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi, Ondo, Oyo and Plateau States, and will span four years from October 2024 to September 2028..
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