The Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) Netherlands has provided €100 million to Nigeria, Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to improve soil health and fertility.
The Dutch government is giving the support through the Soil Values programme.
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The Program Director Soil Values of the International Fertilizer Development Center Dr Bidjokazo Fofana who stated this at a media briefing in Abuja said the programme will run for 10 years.
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He said the project aims at improving the management of soil health and fertility towards increasing the resilience of small holder farmers and their farmlands against climate change.
“It is a 10-year programme for €100 million funded by the DGIS, the Netherlands development agency in four Sahelian countries, including Mali, Niger Republic, Burkina Faso and Nigeria,” Fofana said.