Agriculture experts have emphasised the necessity of federal-state collaboration in budgeting for climate-smart agriculture.
This initiative aims to bolster food security, advance socioeconomic development, and improve living conditions nationwide.
A one-day Consultative Policy Workshop on Climate and Biofortification, jointly organised by HarvestPlus and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), took place in Abuja, Nigeria.
The event brought together participants from Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, and Gombe states, focusing on developing state-specific strategies to enhance climate-resilient agricultural practices and biofortified nutrition.
Head of national policy and innovative financing at HarvestPlus, Ms. Rewa Misra, emphasised the workshop’s pivotal role in facilitating policy reform.
She said this reform is crucial for enabling the scaling up of access to climate-smart agriculture, nutritious inputs, biofortified nutrition, and ensuring farmers have access to climate-resilient agricultural products.
Also speaking, Country anager of HarvestPlus Nigeria, Dr. Yusuf Dollah, underscored the significance of the meeting in fostering stakeholder collaboration, adding that, it provides a platform for exchanging ideas on promoting policy implementation and allocating budgets for climate-tolerant crops.
This joint effort aims to fortify the agricultural sector against climate-related challenges, ultimately contributing to enhance food security and socioeconomic growth.
