By Ngozi Nwankwo
Federal Government, in collaboration with state governments, non-state actors and development partners, including Germany, is advancing implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, CAADP, Kampala Declaration 2026-2035.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this on Monday in Maiduguri at the Annual Community of Practice, CoP, meeting.
Kyari said alignment between the Federal Government, states and partners is indispensable to sustainable food security and resilient livelihoods.
He said the alignment must translate into compatible policies, reliable data, complementary investments and clarity of responsibility.
“We need one coherent agrifood system in which national direction and state-level execution reinforce one another,” he said.
Kyari said the Kampala framework adopts a broader agrifood systems approach, with priorities spanning sustainable production, investment and finance, food and nutrition security, trade, inclusion, resilience and stronger governance.
He said President Bola Tinubu has placed food security at the centre of the national agenda, and the responsibility of stakeholders is to translate the mandate into increased production, greater affordability, stronger rural economies and a more resilient food system.
He noted that reductions of up to 50 per cent have been recorded in prices of some essential food commodities, alongside expanded input delivery, investments in rural infrastructure and support to smallholder farmers.
The minister said Nigeria has developed and validated a 10-Year National Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan as vehicle for domesticating the Kampala commitments.
He said the strategy provides harmonised implementation framework with clear roles, responsibilities, timelines and accountability mechanisms, and integrates CAADP Biennial Review indicators into national planning, budgeting and reporting systems.
Kyari said the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy recognises comparative advantages of Nigeria’s five major agricultural zones, adding that states should build on those advantages with adaptable technologies, infrastructure and market linkages.
On input security, he said early procurement under the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, now under Ministry of Finance Incorporated, MOFI, helped secure supply for the 2026 season and generated N61.58 billion in savings.
He said Nigeria remains on course to deliver a 1.1 million metric tonne fertiliser programme this year.
The minister added that the National Agricultural Mechanisation Policy and National Agricultural Mechanisation Investment Strategy were unveiled in August to move from fragmented equipment interventions to sustainable mechanisation ecosystem, including plans for a mega tractor assembly plant with capacity to produce between 2,000 and 4,000 tractors annually.
He said government is also expanding all-season production through irrigation, improved access to quality seed, support for National Agricultural Research Institutes and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones to connect production areas to processing and markets.
He appealed for robust participation of women and youths across value chains and stronger conditions for private investment.
In his remarks, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, represented by Deputy Governor, Hon. Usman Kadafur, said the summit is a platform for shared learning and collective action towards building a more resilient and productive agricultural sector.
On her part, Head of Development Cooperation at the German Embassy in Nigeria, Dr Karin Jansen, said Germany welcomes Nigeria’s leadership in advancing the CAADP Kampala Agenda.
