Farmer Led Irrigation Development; ACReSAL, NEP To Assist 3M Beneficiaries

The Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) and the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) are to assist over three million beneficiaries in communities with Farmer Led Irrigation Development and Rural Electrification Strategy/Solar Power implementation plan.

Mr Abdulhamid Umar, National Project Coordinator for ACReSAL said this in Abuja during the signing of knowledge sharing strategy arrangement meeting.

“The ACReSAL project, with the result framework seeks to deliver overall 3.4 million direct beneficiaries but ultimately by extension the entire project should be able to touch the lives of 10 million beneficiaries.

“The project aims at activities that would encourage household farmers and promote sustainable development in northern Nigeria.

“The 700 million dollars loan provided by the world bank for the ACReSAL Project implementation is meant to address challenges associated with climate change,” Umar said.

The project is also aimed at addressing challenges of farmlands in the arid regions with the support of NEP by sharing knowledge of Result Based Financing in the implementation of Farmer Led Irrigation Development.

Malam Abba Aliyu, Head, Project Management Unit NEP said that the project through the knowledge sharing strategy arrangement would empower targeted communities with sustainable energy access.

Aliyu said that the implementation of the project with ACReSAL is with immediate effect and that currently the project has a time frame of one year and might be extended based on the successes recorded.

“Nigeria Electrification Project is a government project that is being funded by World Bank and African Development Bank, it is being implemented by Rural Electrification Agency,” he said.

ACReSAL is a Federal Government project financed by the World Bank.

NAN/Oyenike Oyeniyi