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About The GAIN Micro-Grant Funding for Nutritious Businesses The micro-grant funding aims to fund nutritious food businesses operating in the Vitamin A Cassava, Vitamin A Maize, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains in Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa and Oyo States with equity-free grants to scale their businesses and support the commercialisation of nutrient-enriched food products in Nigeria. The microgrant programme will provide equity-free grants of N3,000,000 (Three million naira) to 33 select businesses across the four project states. Eligibility Requirements for the Micro-Grant Funding Applicants MUST operate in the following target groups: Click here for more information about this opportunity. 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