News

Government boosts cotton production in Nigeria

01/10/2012

The Nigerian government has earmarked $340 million to revive cotton farming and production in the country, according to its minister of agriculture and rural development, Akinwumi Adeshina. Local press reported that 200,000 hectares of land are to be procured for cotton cultivation this year, and that farmers would be provided with free seeds....

To continue reading this story, please sign in or register.