President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated 2,000 tractors and a range of modern farming tools under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme.
At the launch event in Abuja, Tinubu said the initiative is a major step toward achieving food security, improving rural livelihoods, and creating jobs across Nigeria.
He said the equipment will ease farm operations and support large-scale food production, aligning with the Renewed Hope Agenda’s focus on modernising agriculture to drive economic growth.
” We made a promise when we came in. We are fulfilling that promise. Two years ago, I signed the alarm on our nation’s food security,” he said.
Tinubu said that government had recognised that agricultural productivity was synonymous with national stability and food sovereignty.
” The ability to nourish our population from the bedrock of a prosperous nation and our ambition extends beyond mere self-sufficiency. We envision Nigeria as a global agricultural powerhouse.
” Supplying quality produce to international markets while ensuring every citizen has access to affordable nutrition.
” That’s why we took a bold decision to establish this renew hope agricultural mechanisation programme. We are just beginning.
” You don’t have to use 18th century method for a 21st century agricultural farming. Our strategy encompasses year-round cultivation.
” We must seize the opportunity to achieve complete agricultural independence and food sovereignty.
“To stakeholders receiving this equipment, deploy them with maximum efficiency, we will work with you, we will supervise you at various locations, and we will hold you accountable.
” Let history recall this day as the beginning of a Nigeria’s agricultural renewal, where modern technology made our farmers’ legendary resilience to great unprecedented prosperity,” he said.
He commended the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for their productive effort in addressing the food crisis and maintaining stability with the country’s food system.
” Together, we shall cultivate a future where Nigeria is not only sustaining itself, but nourishes the world over,” he said.
In a remark, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, said that the unveiling of the tractors and equipment was a landmark milestone in Nigeria’s agricultural transformation journey.
” It is a bold affirmation that under the leadership of President Tinubu, agriculture is once again at the heart of our national development strategy.
” Never in Nigeria’s history have we witnessed an agricultural mechanisation initiative of this scale, ambition and national focus.
” Guided by the President’s directive, we are today unveiling the single largest mechanisation ever undertaken in Nigeria.
” We have here before us 2,000 high-quality tractors with trailers, plows, harrows, sprayers, and planters.
“We also have 10 state-of-the-art 330-horsepower combined harvesters, 12 fully equipped mobile workshops, and over 9,000 complimentary implement and 9,000 sets of spare parts,
