According to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), the Nigerian Bank of Industry has funded N100 billion through the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme on the Cotton, Textile, and Garments (CTG) Funds for cotton output. In order to boost the level of cotton production in the county, in 2012 the Government of Nigeria distributed 1,506.39 tonnes of free cotton seeds to 36,000 farmers in the north-west and north-east for cultivating an estimated 75,000 hectares of cotton fields. Last year, around 2,385.38 metric tonnes of certified seeds were distributed to 110,370 farmers in the north-east, north-west, and north central parts of the country under the GES scheme.
