Nigeria seeks to adopt Ethiopia’s mechanised farming model to boost food production
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria wants to draw on Ethiopia’s mechanised agriculture model to increase food production and strengthen its sovereignty. He presented this approach during a visit to farms and agricultural facilities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, as part of an exchange between the two countries on nutrition, according to Fanamc.
Nigeria wants to draw on Ethiopia’s experience in mechanised agriculture to accelerate food production, strengthen food sovereignty and make agriculture a driver of economic growth, Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced. He was speaking on Thursday 8 October 2026 during a visit to farms and agricultural infrastructure in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Kashim Shettima was leading a Nigerian delegation taking part in a high-level exchange between Ethiopia and Nigeria on nutrition. He described Ethiopia as a pioneer of agricultural transformation in Africa.
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