In a decisive transfer to advertise meals safety in Nigeria, the Federal Govt Council (FEC) has accredited the acquisition of two,000 tractors, 4,000 disc ploughs, and 1,200 tractor trailers amongst different tools underneath the Nationwide Agricultural Mechanisation Programme (NAMP).
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga took to X (previously Twitter) on Wednesday, to stipulate the outcomes of the FEC assembly in Abuja, saying that the tools will likely be provided by Astride DMCC agency which can also be planning to arrange assembling plans for a few of this tools within the nation.
He stated, “Procurement of two,000 tractors, 4000 disc ploughs, 1000 disc ridges, 1200 tractor trailers, and diverse spare components. The objects to be provided are for the Nationwide Agricultural Mechanisation Programme (NAMP) to strengthen nationwide meals safety.
“Astride DMCC, which has carried out an analogous job in Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, and Togo, will provide all of the tools and also will arrange a plant to assemble the equipment, within the second stage of the contract.”
As well as, the Federal Authorities stated it’ll interact stakeholders to get a Assured Minimal Value (GMP) for commodities, ramp up manufacturing, particularly amongst smallholder farmers within the 2024/2025 farming season to advertise manufacturing of fortified meals commodities, and others.
The event comes as Nigeria battles a meals safety disaster with meals inflation at 40.5 p.c as households battle to offer for his or her households throughout the nation.
Moreover, the costs of staple meals, particularly grains have risen above one hundred pc previously 12 months.
Just lately, the Federal Authorities introduced plans to share ₦50,000 to 100,000 households throughout the nation’s 36 states for 3 months and buy meals objects price ₦155bn to be distributed throughout the nation.
