Korede Abdullah 
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has unveiled a 10-year Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan aimed at transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector, strengthening food security and aligning the country with the African Union’s 2025 Kampala Declaration, as ActionAid Nigeria calls for increased funding to drive implementation.
The strategy was presented on Thursday during the Agrifood Systems Working Group meeting in Abuja, where the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the blueprint was developed through extensive nationwide consultations with stakeholders.
Kyari disclosed that President Bola Tinubu directed the ministry to produce “a long-term, bankable and implementable roadmap” capable of transforming Nigeria’s agrifood system and improving national food security.
He said the strategy would be subjected to further stakeholder validation before being presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for approval.
Speaking at the meeting, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, stressed that achieving sustainable food security requires a whole-of-government approach involving science, technology, finance, research institutions, women, young people and the private sector.
“The success of Nigeria’s food system depends on empowering our millions of farming households with the support, technology, financing and market opportunities they need to produce more efficiently and improve their incomes.”
Bagudu added that the Tinubu administration remains committed to using agriculture as a tool to reduce poverty, create jobs and stimulate inclusive economic growth.
Meanwhile, ActionAid Nigeria warned that inadequate public funding could undermine the success of the new strategy.
The organisation’s Food Systems Specialist, Azubike Nwokoye, revealed that the combined 2026 agriculture budgets of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory account for only 4.58 per cent of total spending—less than half of the African Union’s 10 per cent benchmark under the Malabo and Kampala commitments.
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