NDDC bets on the soil ahead of Niger Delta Agric Summit - Businessday NG

Bagging rice at NDDC Rice Mills at Elele Alimini in Rivers State and Mbiabet-Ikpe in Akwa Ibom State

… Niger Delta Agric Development and Investment Fund coming

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to begin mobilization of the oil region back to what grows on the soil (agric), instead of what is in the soil, oil/gas.

This seems to be because for decades, the Niger Delta was defined by what came out of the ground: oil. Then agitations over neglect and underdevelopment. The next thing the NDDC wants out of the ground is food, according to officials working with the topmost management.

Come July 1, 2026, the Office of the Vice President and the NDDC will host an Agric summit at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. The big event is said to be designed to formally launch the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund, establish a coordinating platform for agricultural development and investment, and define a demand-side strategy to generate a credible pipeline of investable agricultural opportunities.