Commercial Agriculture Development Project

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The objective of the Commercial Agriculture Development Project for Nigeria is to strengthen agricultural production systems and facilitate access to market for targeted value chains among small and medium scale commercial farmers in the five participating states (Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, and Cross River). These value chains are: oil palm, cocoa, fruit trees, poultry, aquaculture and dairy, with maize and rice as staples. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is agricultural production and commercialization. This component will provide resources to facilitate the adoption of appropriate and existing agriculture technologies. It will also support staple crop production systems to complement the country's food security initiatives and develop domestic and export markets. There are four subcomponents: a) technology demonstration and adoption; b) support to staple crop production systems; c) market facilitation; and d) capacity building. The second component of the project is rural infrastructure. This component will provide resources for construction of new roads, rehabilitation of existing ones and maintenance of roads to communities, and selected agricultural activities. Depending on their location, length and standards, roads will be provided and maintained using the various forms of performance-based contracting. There are two subcomponents: a) network of farm access roads; and b) rural energy.