Korede Abdullah 
Amed Bola Tinubu
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is set to strengthen food security and modernise agricultural planning through a National Agro-Productivity System after a Federal Government delegation departed for Morocco to formalise a strategic partnership on a technology-driven agricultural intelligence platform.
The delegation, led by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, on behalf of Vice President Kashim Shettima, is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 17 with OCP Africa and Ground Truth Analytics to establish Nigeria’s first national geospatial agricultural intelligence platform.
The initiative, coordinated through the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), will provide real-time data on crop locations, available farmland, production forecasts and emerging food security threats.
The Technical Assistant to the President on Agriculture and Executive Secretary of the PFSCU, Marion Moon, says the National Agro-Productivity System marks a major shift towards data-driven agricultural planning.
“The future of agriculture depends not only on improved inputs, but equally on stronger intelligence,” Moon says.
“Through this partnership, Nigeria is strengthening the institutional capabilities needed to plan better, respond faster and make more informed decisions. It also reflects the Federal Government’s commitment to stronger coordination, recognising that sustainable development is accelerated when institutions work together around shared national priorities.”
According to Moon, the platform will equip federal, state and local governments with timely intelligence on farmland availability, crop performance, growth stages and projected yields to support production planning, food security monitoring, agribusiness investment and evidence-based policymaking.
She says the project will begin with a six-month pilot programme in three states, focusing on technology localisation, dataset calibration, ground verification and institutional capacity building before nationwide deployment.
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