Stakeholders: Nigeria Risks Export Market Losses, Billions in Green Finance Over Agriculture, Climate Inaction.
They also challenged the government, financial institutions, manufacturers and farmers to translate years of agricultural reform commitments into measurable investments, internationally competitive products and export-ready value chains.
Their admonition came at the opening of the 3rd edition of the Farm, Food and Allied Technologies Expo (FARMFATECH 2026) with the themed, “Driving Agricultural Industrialisation: Local Manufacturing, Technology Transfer and Export for Africa’s Prosperity” in Abuja.
In his keynote adddress, Head of Sustainability and SDG Alignment, World Agriculture Forum Nigeria Council, Mr.
Atai Akpan, was particularly critical of the country’s slow progress, insisting that Nigeria could no longer afford to substitute speeches and policy pronouncements for concrete action. He stressed that Nigerian agricultural producers could increasingly find themselves excluded from international markets and financing opportunities as sustainability, traceability and environmental compliance become critical conditions for trade. Akpan said Nigeria was still lagging behind in meeting emerging global requirements, despite the enormous economic opportunities available in sustainable agriculture and carbon markets. “We need to move beyond speeches,” he stressed, adding that little progress had been made in value addition and the country’s preparedness for international sustainability obligations.
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