该计划的核心是一项以 8% 的利率向棉农、纺织品制造商和轧花厂提供信贷的计划，该利率远低于商业银行的利率。近期目标是在短期内将棉花产量翻一番。除了增加数量外，该项目还旨在确保尼日利亚生产高质量的皮棉和其他纺织产品。
CDC 旨在：
- 支持棉花研究生产至少40%轧花产量的高产新品种。
- 支持棉农提高产量和收入。
- 通过重新引入棉花分级和皮棉质量控制和保证措施来推广优质棉花。
The government continues to implement import bans on several textile products introduced since January 2004. Despite this measure, Nigeria’s textile industry is struggling to cope with imports of ‘illegal’ Asian products and reduced consumer demand. Textile products often enter Nigeria in an undocumented fashion and are sold to consumers at prices which reflect the avoidance of import duty payment. Industry sources report that several textile companies have closed operations, with the number declining from a peak of 175 in the mid-1990s to only about 35 today. Employment in the sector is down from 137,000 to just 25,000.