Lagos APPEALS Newsletter Maiden Edition

The maiden edition of Lagos APPEALS Newsletter is a bi-annual magazine of the Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project. The Newsletter provides information and educative contents for stakeholders to achieve the APPEALS Project Development Objective, which is to enhance agricultural productivity of small and medium scale farmers and improve value addition along priority value chains.

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Sensitization Meeting on GRM and GBV for Rice, Wheat and Tomato farmers in Kano State.

Effectively addressing grievances from people impacted by World Bank projects is a core component of managing operational risk. Grievance redress mechanisms (GRMs) can be an effective tool for early identification, assessment, and resolution of complaints on projects. Understanding when and how a GRM may improve project outcomes and this can help both project teams and beneficiaries improve results. Project-level GRM is a problem-solving mechanism of World Bank supported projects established and managed by Borrower Project staff that facilitates the resolution of grievance raised by people directly affected by environmental and social impacts under World Bank financed projects. It provides a…

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Cross River State APPEALS – ESIA Report

The purpose of the ESIA study is to identify and address possible direct, indirect and cumulative significant adverse environmental and social impacts that are likely to arise from the proposed project for acceptability and sustainability. The primary objective of the ESIA is to facilitate effective decision-making and to ensure that the implementation processes during the execution of the proposed project activities are sustainable. Some of the activities to be carried out during ESIA preparation include; ensuring that agricultural and agro-processing activities are environmentally sound, encouraging community consultation and participation and enhancing social wellbeing. Specifically, the ESIA seeks to provide a…

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Final Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP) For The Construction & Rehabilitation of Aggregation & Cottage Processing Centres

The Cross River State Government has taken significant steps in taking the lead to ensuring food security and expand agriculture in agribusiness through the implementation of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in the State.

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Cross River Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) For The Priority Value Chains of Cocoa, Poultry & Rice

The Cross River State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) also referred to as The World Bank, to implement the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project.

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