FG asks states, MDAs to align budgets with 10-year agrifood strategy
The federal government has called on state governments and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to align their annual budgets with Nigeria’s 10-year National Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan, saying the move is critical to transforming the country’s food system and ending fragmented agricultural spending.
The call was made on Wednesday during a national validation meeting in Abuja to harmonise national and state budgets with the National Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan for the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala Declaration (2026–2035).
Speaking at the meeting, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said all tiers of government must integrate the strategy into their budgeting processes to ensure effective implementation.
“This validation meeting is essential. It is where the zero draft becomes stronger, more representative, and more actionable. We must ensure that every budget line, every programme, and every intervention across government is aligned with the priorities of this Strategy,” Kyari said.
The minister explained that the strategy builds on the 2003 Maputo and 2014 Malabo declarations while adopting a broader agrifood systems approach to strengthen food security, enhance food sovereignty and modernise Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
According to him, the document incorporates recommendations from consultations held across the country’s six geopolitical zones, ensuring it reflects the diversity of Nigeria’s agricultural landscape.
“We wanted a plan that reflects the diversity of Nigeria’s agricultural landscape, from the livestock corridors of the North to the aquaculture belts of the South, from the cassava and yam zones of the East to the cocoa and oil palm plantations of the West,” he said.
Kyari said the strategy provides a unified implementation framework with clearly defined roles, timelines and accountability mechanisms, while integrating CAADP biennial review indicators into national planning, budgeting and reporting systems.
