Federal Government has commended the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) for its contributions to the development of agriculture in the country.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agribusiness & Productivity Enhancement, Dr. Kingsley Uzoma, made the commendation at the Three-Day 2026 National Workplan for Agriculture Development in Abuja.
The workshop, which drew about 50 participants from the three pilot states of Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi, was sponsored by the IFDC, through its programme, Soil Values, a DGIS-funded programme.
In his remarks, Uzoma said President Bola Tinubu is interested in the total transformation of the agricultural sector in Nigeria. “Because of the peculiarities of our environment, the Savannah and Sahel regions have suffered extensive degradation, rendering millions of hectares of agricultural land unproductive. That’s why the government is very happy with what the Soil Value Programme has come to do,” he said.
The presidential aide also acknowledged the contributions of the Livestock Productivity & Resilience Project (L-PRES) and Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) alongside efforts from other regions.
He emphasised that the Federal Government is committed to working with partners at all levels to secure the sector’s future. Uzoma reaffirmed the government’s readiness to extend partnerships across diverse platforms to drive agricultural transformation and ensure food security for all Nigerians.
Country Coordinator, Soil Values Programme Nigeria, Mrs. Medinah Ayuba-Fagbemi, said: “The Sahelian countries, including Nigeria, are grappling with recurrent droughts, desertification, socio-political conflicts, and the devastating effects of climate change. Unfortunately, these challenges, compounded by inadequate investment and weak financing mechanisms, have led to declining soil fertility, land degradation, and food insecurity. Soil Values has come to change this narrative.”
In the same vein, NPC Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, commended the collaboration aimed at boosting agriculture at the grassroots.
