Nigeria has called for a more robust partnership with the United Nations to achieve sustainable agricultural development and food security.
This appeal was made in Abuja on Tuesday during the visit of the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General to Nigeria, Amina Mohammed, where she held discussions with key stakeholders in the agriculture sector.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, while welcoming Mohammed, highlighted the crucial role that the United Nations has played in Nigeria’s development.
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome our sister, Dr Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General to Nigeria to discuss the mutual partnership Nigeria has with the United Nations in the agriculture and food security sector and our efforts towards delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, as well as our strategies of operations over the next four years,” the minister stated.
He further emphasised the importance of this partnership, given Nigeria’s large population and the growing demand for food security.
“As you know, with our large population and growing demand for food security, Nigeria’s partnership with the United Nations is critical to meet the attendant huge consumption demand in the immediate and long-term plan of action,” Kyari said.
