FG secures $198,000 grants for climate mitigation

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To mitigate the impacts of climate change, the federal government has secured $198,175 in grants from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to curtail open-field burning practices among farmers.

To mitigate the impacts of climate change, the federal government has secured $198,175 in grants from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to curtail open-field burning practices among farmers.To mitigate the impacts of climate change, the federal government has secured $198,175 in grants from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to curtail open-field burning practices among farmers.

It is also meant to increase the adaptive capacity of farmers through the replacement of open-field burning of agricultural waste with clean alternatives like conservation agriculture, and briquette making among others. Fashedemi explained that open burning in agriculture refers to the practice of intentionally setting fire to agricultural residues or fields for various purposes, including land clearing, managing crop residues, controlling pests or preparing fields for planting.

To mitigate the impacts of climate change, the federal government has secured $198,175 in grants from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to curtail open-field burning practices among farmers. President of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce , Adebola Williams, has regretted that despite Nigerian goods being sought after overseas, the country keeps losing millions of dollars yearly for rejected goods.

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has described as commendable the clearance of a $7 billion foreign exchange backlog by the Central Bank of Nigeria .

 

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