Prices rose by 2.5 per cent indicating an increase compared to last year’s figure in the same month.
Mohammed Ibrahim, NADF’s executive secretary, said attracting capital into agriculture requires stronger leadership, reliable data, and predictable markets.
The Lagos government and China are set to enhance cooperation in agricultural technology transfer, research, production, and trade to transform agriculture.
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.
