{"id":117555,"date":"2025-04-18T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=117555"},"modified":"2025-04-18T09:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:00:31","slug":"agric-ministry-nabg-partner-to-drive-national-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/agric-ministry-nabg-partner-to-drive-national-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Agric Ministry, NABG Partner to Drive National Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG) to enhance food security, create jobs, and drive agricultural industrialization in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made this commitment on Thursday during a courtesy visit by NABG\u2019s leadership, led by its President, Kabiru Ibrahim, in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI am confident that our deliberations will open up new pathways for collaboration, innovation, and measurable impact in Nigeria\u2019s food and agricultural ecosystem,\u201d Kyari stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He described NABG as a key private-sector player that unites stakeholders in the agribusiness space to grow the agricultural economy and lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs we work to implement Mr. President\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda, agriculture remains central to our efforts to create jobs, reduce poverty, and ensure food and nutrition security for all Nigerians,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyari stressed that achieving these goals requires \u201cstrong collaboration between the government and the organized private sector,\u201d identifying NABG as \u201ca vital bridge in that endeavour.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister outlined areas of cooperation with NABG, including strengthening public-private partnerships, supporting the adoption of agricultural policies such as the National Seed, Dairy, and Tomato Policies, and fast-tracking strategic frameworks like the Agricultural Commodity Standards and Grading System, Climate-Smart Agriculture Framework, and the National Integrated Agribusiness Agenda.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also emphasised the importance of \u201cdeepening access to finance mechanisms for farmers and agribusiness operators\u201d and reviewing outcomes from previous NABG initiatives that align with Nigeria\u2019s agricultural vision.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyari commended NABG\u2019s commitment to increasing private sector participation in agricultural policy and programme execution.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis resonates with the country&#8217;s drive to reposition agriculture as a business, not just a development activity,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi, reinforced the Ministry\u2019s stance, saying, \u201cAgriculture is the future of the country.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged NABG to \u201cstrive to 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