He urged beneficiaries to put the skills into practice so as to improve their production.
The IFAD country director said the annual review of COSOP would help to identify ways to enhance these results in 2026.
He described the launch as a transformative and innovative event for the agricultural development of the state.
The programme, she said, is structured to run through 2030.
The commissioner said the programme would include the procurement of 60,000 Ukwa seedlings at the cost of N1,500 per seedling, amounting to N90 million.
The minister said the youth are taking the lead in agrifood innovation, from precision agriculture to AI-powered farm tools and soilless farming.
A UK-funded climate-smart agriculture initiative, Propcom+, has introduced solar-powered cold chain systems to deepen livestock vaccine access in Nigeria’s rural communities.
The SAID project is one of the third-party projects which piloted the technology in Ebonyi and Enugu States.
Mr Zuntu stated that the price of tomatoes would gradually decline due to increased supply ahead of festivities.
Mr Ahmed said Nigeria lost more than ₦700 billion to flood-related crop damage in the past five years.
