• Says mechanisation key to economic, agricultural transformation
James Emejo in Abuja
Agricultural equipment provider, Agcoms International Trading Limited, has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s food security agenda, describing agricultural mechanisation as a critical driver of economic growth, rural prosperity, and transformation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
Chief Executive Officer of Agcoms, Mr. Okoli Chijioke, said the administration’s sustained emphasis on modernising agriculture through increased access to mechanised farming equipment represented one of the most effective pathways to raising productivity, strengthening agricultural value chains, and attracting a new generation of Nigerians into farming.
He said the federal government’s mechanisation programme gained significant momentum in January, when the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) announced a $70 million agreement with Agcoms for the supply of 2,000 tractors and other mechanised farming equipment, including 100 combine harvesters.
