The federal government released a strategy for the country’s agriculture sector Wednesday in an effort to solve food production and nutrition concerns.
The strategy aims to expand on the experiences gained through the execution of the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) 2022-2027.
Abubakar Kyari, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, launched the strategy in Abuja, highlighting the main areas that hinge on integration, sustainability, and resistance to Nigeria’s agricultural sector difficulties.
The strategy is divided into immediate, short, medium, and long-term components that span the agricultural value chain, such as investments in women and youth in agriculture, animal feeds as an antidote to farmer-herder clashes, agricultural research reforms, the launch and operation of the National Agricultural Development Fund, agricultural mechanization, and other infrastructures to accelerate food production.
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Other topics covered by the strategy include the creation of a national agricultural database, the building of new agrotourism centers, and the establishment of animal disease-free zones, among others.
In addressing the sector’s most pressing demands, the minister stated that the federal government is presently preparing for the upcoming dry-season farming season, which will begin with plans to cultivate 70, 000 hectares of wheat in November with a goal production of over 875,000 metric tonnes.
He also announced the National Agriculture and Food Security Summit, which will take place in November 2023 and will bring together important stakeholders to build a national action plan for food security with an implementation and sustainability strategy.
The minister informed stakeholders that the issue of ‘political will’ as a barrier to policy activities in the ministry had been resolved.
Kyari emphasized that the sector’s core difficulties necessitate new and emerging solutions, which are best understood when retelling the challenges of insecurity, youth unemployment, and population growth.
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