CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
REPORT FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF 2005
NOVEMBER 18, 2005
“Other factors were the official initiatives, including the Special Programme on Food Security (SPFS), jointly implemented with the Food and
Agricultural Organization (FAO); subsidy on fertilizer and zero tariffs on imported agro-chemicals; and the tightening of controls on illegal import of agricultural products, for example, poultry products and rice.”
http://www.cenbank.org/OUT/PUBLICATIONS/REPORTS/RD/2006/2005%20HALF%20YEAR%20REPORT.PDF