The pilot programme should commence in the 2022 dry season, and it has the potential of being the game changer for the rice sector in Nigeria. We will work with the various seed certification authorities and explore the possibility of patenting it for RIFAN as part of their legacies under the Programme.
The risk of market fragmentation in the euro area On top of its vulnerability to the risk of general financial tensions, the euro area, being a monetary union, is exposed to the equally dangerous risk of unjustified capital market fragmentation along national borders. This possibility, which has arisen in the past, is amplified by the incompleteness of the European Union.