Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:
The Great Green Wall Initiative was launched in 2007 by the African Union to combat desertification across the Sahel region. In Nigeria, the project targets eleven frontline northern states, including Kano, Katsina, and Sokoto, which face severe land degradation. Rather than planting a continuous wall of trees, the strategy relies on creating a mosaic of sustainable land management practices and shelterbelts. Funding for the Nigerian sector is derived primarily from the National Forestry Development Fund, supplemented by international environmental grants. By 2023, the agency had successfully restored over 20,000 hectares of degraded farmland and established 1,500 kilometers of windbreaks. Beyond ecological restoration, the initiative provides local farmers with drought-resistant seedlings and solar-powered irrigation boreholes to enhance food security.
According to the passage, how is the Nigerian sector of the Great Green Wall Initiative primarily funded?
- Through the National Forestry Development Fund and international environmental grantsCevap
- BMainly through mandatory annual taxes levied on local farmers in the eleven northern states
- CExclusively via commercial loans obtained from international development banks
- DThrough revenue generated by selling solar-powered irrigation boreholes and seedlings