FG, States, Development Partners Unite to Implement CAADP Kampala Agenda*
The Federal Government, in collaboration with state governments, non-state actors and development partners, including Germany, is accelerating the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala Declaration 2026–2035.
Speaking at the Annual Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting held on Monday, October 5, 2026, in Maiduguri, Borno State, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said alignment between the federal and state governments and development partners is indispensable to sustainable food security and resilient livelihoods.
In a statement by Ezeaja Ikemefuna, the Ministry’s Head of Information, Kyari stated that such alignment must translate into compatible policies, reliable data, complementary investments and clarity of responsibility for delivery.
“We need one coherent agrifood system in which national direction and state-level execution reinforce one another,” he said.
The Minister added that the responsibility has become even more critical with the Kampala CAADP Declaration and its Strategy and Action Plan for 2026–2035, which adopts a broader agrifood systems approach covering sustainable production, investment and finance, food and nutrition security, trade, inclusion, resilience and stronger governance.
He noted that President Bola Tinubu has placed food security at the centre of the national agenda, adding that the Ministry’s responsibility is to translate that mandate into increased production, greater affordability, stronger rural economies and a more resilient food system.
The Minister asserted that Nigeria has recorded reductions of up to 50 per cent in the prices of some essential food commodities, alongside expanded input delivery, investments in rural infrastructure and support to smallholder farmers.
“For a country of Nigeria’s scale, the choices we make in agriculture have consequences beyond our borders, for regional markets, Africa’s wider agrifood transformation and Nigeria’s place in the global food economy,” Kyari said.
He disclosed that Nigeria has developed and validated a 10-Year National Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan as the vehicle for domesticating the Kampala commitments, with clear roles, responsibilities, timelines and accountability mechanisms.
The Minister stressed that the plan integrates CAADP Biennial Review indicators into national planning, budgeting and reporting systems, while aligning national and state budgets to reduce duplication and direct investments towards agreed priorities.
On comparative advantage, he said the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy recognizes Nigeria’s five major agricultural zones and their distinct production potentials, stressing that states should build on their strengths with adaptable technologies, infrastructure and market linkages rather than attempting to produce everything.
On input security, Kyari said early procurement under the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, now under the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), helped secure supply for the 2026 season and generated N61.58 billion in savings. Nigeria remains on course to deliver a 1.1 million metric tonne fertilizer programme this year, he added.
The Minister also recalled that in August, the Federal Government unveiled the National Agricultural Mechanization Policy and the National Agricultural Mechanization Investment Strategy, which provide a framework for a sustainable mechanization ecosystem, including plans for a mega tractor assembly plant with capacity to produce between 2,000 and 4,000 tractors annually.
Kyari stated further that government is expanding all-season production through irrigation, improved access to quality seed, support for National Agricultural Research Institutes and stronger translation of research into practical solutions for farmers. He added that Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones are designed to connect production areas to processing and markets.
The Minister called for robust participation of women and young people across agricultural value chains and stronger conditions for private investment, urging states to align their action plans with national priorities in rural infrastructure, extension, credit, quality inputs, labour-saving technologies, post-harvest loss reduction and climate-resilient agriculture.
In his remarks, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, represented by his Deputy, Hon. Usman Kadafur, said the summit is more than a gathering of policymakers and experts, but a platform for shared learning, honest reflection and collective action towards a more resilient and productive agricultural sector.
“A Community of Practice should not simply be a gathering where ideas are presented and applauded. It should be a platform where experience becomes knowledge, knowledge becomes action, and action produces measurable improvement in the lives of our people,” Zulum said.
In her remarks, Head of Development Cooperation at the German Embassy in Nigeria, Dr. Karin Jansen, said Germany welcomes Nigeria’s leadership in advancing the CAADP Kampala Agenda and is pleased to support its move from commitments to coordinated implementation.
She stressed that transformation of Nigeria’s agrifood systems requires strong cooperation between the Federal Government and the states and active participation of non-state actors, noting that the Community of Practice connects national priorities with state-level action.
Dr. Jansen said the first CoP focused on building a common understanding of the Kampala Declaration, while the second marks the next step of moving from understanding to implementation.
She said Germany, through the “Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Policies” (AgSys) project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ, supports Nigeria in strengthening agricultural policy processes, scaling successful approaches and strengthening civil society participation.
In his closing remarks, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said a central theme of the meeting is the need to leverage Nigeria’s comparative advantages and move beyond siloed approaches.
“We have reaffirmed that the challenges facing our agrifood systems are multidimensional. They require an integrated, multi-sectoral approach. The synergy between the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Environment and Rural Development is not merely a bureaucratic ideal; it is a practical necessity,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Commissioners of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Health, Environment, Commerce and Rural Development, and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
