{
  "id": 19533905,
  "title": "Nigeria secures $3m investment in climate-smart agriculture at COP31",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nigeria-secures-3m-investment-in-climate-smart-agriculture-at-cop31",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T18:46:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-secures-3m-investment-in-climate-smart-agriculture-at-cop31/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria has secured a $3 million investment in a climate-smart greenhouse farming project in Kano State as part of efforts to attract private-sector investment, strengthen food security, and promote sustainable agricultural production. The project, led by the Bank of Agriculture, the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme, and Turkish firm Direkci Group, aims to deploy about 1,000 climate-adapted greenhouses for tomato production. The agreement, signed at the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, will provide $1.5 million from the Bank of Agriculture for a structured financing mechanism for participating farmers, while Direkci Group will contribute another $1.5 million in private-sector financing alongside greenhouse technology and installation support. The initiative, which prioritizes women and smallholder farmers, will be reviewed after nine months, with potential commercial expansion valued at a minimum of $30 million.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}