FG Trains 4,000 Tractor Operators to Unlock Mechanised Farming, Boost Food Security

• Abubakar Kyari describes initiative as national investment, harvest

•Programme to support deployment of 2,000 tractors, create skilled jobs, raise farm productivity

James Emejo and Deborah Adekoya in Abuja

The federal government yesterday commenced the training of 4,000 tractor operators, in a strategic intervention expected to improve farm productivity, create thousands of skilled jobs, strengthen food security, and maximise returns on the country’s expanding investment in mechanised farming.

The move also seeks to intensify the current administration’s drive to modernise the agricultural sector.