Since its Launch, the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Has Recorded Achievements that Have Impacted the Nigerian Economy 493% Above Target Increase in Agricultural Earnings Increase Agricultural Exports 144% Above Target Reduction in Agricultural Imports Job Creation 144% Above Target 000’s MT Naira, Billions Naira, Billions Millions 63% of Target 1 2015 Target Dec- 12 Dec- 12 Dec- 12 Dec- 12
Since its Launch, the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Has Recorded Achievements that Have Impacted the Nigerian Economy. Increase Agricultural Exports. Increase in Agricultural Earnings. Naira, Billions. 000’s MT. 144% Above Target. 493% Above Target. Dec- 12. Dec- 12. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Since its Launch, the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Has Recorded Achievements that Have Impacted the Nigerian Economy
493% Above Target
Increase in Agricultural Earnings Increase Agricultural Exports
144% Above Target
Reduction in Agricultural Imports Job Creation
144% Above Target
000’s MT
Naira, Billions
Naira, Billions
Millions63% of Target
1 2015 Target
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Dec- 12 Dec- 12
9 Million MT of Food Was Added in the First Year
80% Above 5 Million MT Food Target in 2012 and 45% of theTarget of 20 Million MT for 2015
Realized Additional Food ProductionMeasure: Thousand of Metric Tons
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2 Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
ATA Dry Season Rice Transformation Supported 268,000 farmers on 264,000 Ha in Ten Northern StatesThe Dry Season farming added 1 million MT to Domestic Production
3 Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
In 2013, for first time ever, we launched Dry Season farming of rice to take advantage of irrigation capacity in the North of Nigeria
For first time ever, Federal Government provided massive support for dry season rice cultivation in 10 states;
267,491 farmers received 50kg seeds, two bags of 15-15 NPK and one bag Urea
This has added an additional 1,070,364 MT of food in 2013. This is one-third of total paddy needed to be self-sufficient by 2015
Nigeria on Target to be self-sufficient in rice
N77 Billion Injected Into the Economy of 10 Northern States due to ATA Dry Season Rice TransformationFigure 8Gross Economic Impact By StateMeasure: Billions of Naira
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N32 Billion Increase in Income of Farmers Due to ATA Dry Season Rice TransformationFigure 9Net Income Impact By StateMeasure: Billions of Naira
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460,000 Jobs in 10 Northern States Created By ATA Dry Season Rice Transformation
Figure 10Job Creation Due to Dry Season Rice Measure: Thousands of Jobs