Wasiu Jimoh of the University of Ilorin has urged the government to recognise sustainable aquaculture as a strategic pillar of Nigeria’s food security agenda.
The Katsina government and Plan International Nigeria are developing an anticipatory action framework to reduce disaster risks and strengthen food security.
NADF called for a new financial architecture to accelerate Africa’s food systems transformation and implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
The federal government has commended the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) for strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation drive through skills development.
Mr Gai said the ministry under his leadership would focus on policies and programmes that ensure the availability and affordability of food in the state.
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says agriculture accounts for about 23.16 per cent of Nigeria’s real GDP and can lift millions out of poverty.
The minister said the Adamawa government had allocated approximately 9,600 hectares for the project.
The SPC noted that most women pay for or rent land to cultivate.
The minister said the facility is a major milestone in the federal government’s efforts to strengthen animal health.
He urged stronger branding and market linkages so that products of women farmers could compete in urban markets.
