Senator Abubakar Kyari, CON, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has urged stronger private sector and international investment to bridge Nigeria’s agricultural financing gap and support climate-resilient farming.
Speaking at the Nigeria–United Kingdom Investment Forum in London on March 18, 2026, Kyari emphasized that while agriculture contributes over 24% to Nigeria’s GDP and employs nearly 70% of the labour force, access to finance remains critically low.
He highlighted major government interventions, including the rollout of 2,000 tractors and over 9,000 farm implements under the National Agricultural Mechanization Programme, as well as the $3.5 billion Nigeria Postharvest Systems Transformation Programme (NiPHaST), designed to reduce losses and improve storage infrastructure.
Kyari stressed that expanding investment in irrigation, mechanization, seed systems, and agro-processing is essential to strengthening food security and building a resilient agricultural sector in Nigeria.
