Murtala Dabo, commissioner for agriculture, presented the framework during the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration on Wednesday in Kaduna.
The commissioner explained that the policy would discourage the practice of farmers planting grains instead of certified seeds.
Mr Dabo stated that the project at Tudun Agebu sought to provide access to clean water and pasture for herders and their animals.
The commissioner said the benefitting cooperatives comprise real farmers who were chosen irrespective of their political affiliations or ethno-religious identities.
Mr Dabo said the investor friendly policies would also boost skills of the smallholder farmers to enhance food production in the state.
Governor Uba Sani says 9.4 per cent of his administration’s 2025 budget, N74.02 billion, is for agriculture to tackle food insecurity.
He pledged to revive plans for a tomato processing plant in Ikara to mitigate these losses.
Mr Dabo said agriculture is heavily influenced by climate change variability.
The Kaduna government has inaugurated the Livestock Development Project (L-PRES) office to increase livestock production and reduce farmers-herdsmen violent conflicts.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has nominated a new commissioner and appointed new special advisers.
