Revolutionizing Nigeria’s agricultural landscape in a significant stride, the Federal Government has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Government and German Deutsch Bank Group as financiers of a facility of 995 million euros for the Green Imperative Programme.
The programme will provide mechanization hubs across the 774
local government areas in Nigeria when implemented, minister of agriculture and
food security, Abubakar Kyari said in Minna Tuesday.
“A memorandum of understanding between the Federal
Government and the John Deer Group, a subsidiary of Tata Equipment, was signed.
“The manufacturer has signed to deliver 10,000 units of
tractors and implement in tranches of 2,000 units per annum for the next five
years.
“The Greener Hope Initiative is another veritable platform
the federal government is deploying to ultimately change the deficit narrative
in the Nigerian agricultural mechanization space,’’ he added.
Kyari spoke at the ceremony to launch the Food Security and
Agricultural Mechanization Programme of Niger State. It was attended by
President Tinubu and several state governors.
Appreciating the President for honouring his invitation and
inaugurating the facilities, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago said four states,
Benue, Kogi, Kwara, and Lagos have signed memoranda of understanding on
building partnerships for the development of agriculture.
“Mr. President, your presence here today underscores the
importance of this occasion for our state in particular and Nigeria as a whole,
as we gather to celebrate a good example demonstrated in our modest
contribution to infrastructure and agricultural development encapsulated in our
New Niger Agenda.
“For us, agriculture is key to addressing the challenges in critical sectors of our economy, and we shall seize every opportunity for the attainment of growth and engender prosperity for the people of our beloved state and by extension our country, Nigeria,” the Governor said.
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