…Moves to boost food security
In a bid to unlock Nigeria’s agricultural potential and curb rising youth unemployment, the Federal Government has launched the Youth Agribusiness Land Trust Fund (YALTF), aiming to dismantle the archaic land tenure system holding back next-generation agro-investors.
The YALTF initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Youth Development to ease land title and accessibility.
Despite Nigeria’s vast arable land mass, bureaucratic land administration and fragmented ownership structures have long stifled long-term investment, leaving the country heavily reliant on food imports.
Speaking at the national launch of the initiative in Abuja, on Monday, Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, stated that granting the youths seamless access to land is a non-negotiable prerequisite for driving productivity across the agricultural value chain.
