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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Nigerian Government have signed an agreement with the federal government for the implementation of the FAO Country Programming Framework (CPF) to the tune of $99.5 million over five years.
The CPF 2023 -2027 document is targeted at realising four
strategic priorities of the FAO – better production, better nutrition, better
environment and better life.
The FAO Representative in Nigeria and Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS), Fred Kafeero, in his presentation during the agreement
signing in Abuja, yesterday, said CPF is targeted at supporting Nigeria to
achieve the country’s vision of development and change in line with the United
Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF.) which envisions
that no one living in Nigeria would be left behind.
He said following the expiration of the 2018 to 2022 CPF, FAO in
Nigeria commenced the process of consultation with relevant stakeholders at the
federal level and selected state levels.
“The CPF is aligned with the national development policies and
programmes in this country, it is aligned with our offer and support as the
United Nations in Nigeria. It is also aligned with our FAO global strategic
framework that emphasises the transformation of agri-food systems in countries.
“The CPF in this case also takes advantage of several cooperative
initiatives that FAO has launched in the last few years. We are focusing on
four pillars which we call the strategic pillars and they are best on the FAO
global strategy to realise what is called the four betters,” he said.
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