Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria has committed $538.05 million to the first phase of the special agro-industrial processing zones (SAPZs), creating over 785,000 jobs.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria has committed $538.05 million to the first phase of the special agro-industrial processing zones , creating over 785,000 jobs.
Shettima said the SAPZ programme is being implemented in partnership with the African Development Bank , the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Islamic Development Bank, and other key development partners.“The initiative is projected to attract $1 billion in total investments by 2027, reduce post-harvest losses by 80%, and has already generated over 785,000 jobs across targeted regions,” he said.
The vice-president also called for international collaboration to recharge the Lake Chad Basin, expand irrigation, and establish a national farm database. Other speakers at the summit included Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme; Salah Jama, deputy prime minister of Somalia; and Moubarack Roubo from Chad’s ministry of agricultural production and industrialisation.While declaring that youth-led innovation would be central to Nigeria’s food systems transition, Shettima announced that the federal government has unveiled a 10-year strategic action plan, spanning 2026 to 2036, to transform the country’s agricultural sector.
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