Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Nigeria is set to benefit from a fresh $50 million World Bank-backed initiative to expand solar-powered agricultural solutions across six African countries, as efforts grow to cut food waste, boost productivity, and expand clean energy access.



Programme updates show the funding will support solar-powered cold rooms, refrigerators, water pumps, and grain mills in Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with implementation led by Clasp, a Washington-based non-profit focused on energy efficiency and clean energy adoption.



The News Chronicle understands that the project is gaining momentum among development partners, with the Rockefeller Foundation having already commi...