{"id":233406,"date":"2025-07-30T15:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/fg-focused-on-increased-productivity-for-farmers-not-handouts-shettima-channels-television\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:27:46","slug":"fg-focused-on-increased-productivity-for-farmers-not-handouts-shettima-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/fg-focused-on-increased-productivity-for-farmers-not-handouts-shettima-channels-television\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Focused On Increased Productivity For Farmers, Not Handouts &#8212; Shettima \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FG Focused On Increased Productivity For Farmers, Not Handouts &#8212; Shettima \u2022 Channels Television<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that the Federal Government is committed to improving the output of smallerholder farmers with modern input and funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shettima, who disclosed this in a meeting with the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), \u00c1lvaro Lario, underscored the administration\u2019s resolve to empower the farmers, especially youth and women, with access to finance and mechanisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_946998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-946998\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-946998\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IFAD-President-Alvaro-Lario-and-Shettima.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IFAD-President-Alvaro-Lario-and-Shettima-300x162.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IFAD-President-Alvaro-Lario-and-Shettima.jpg\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-946998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IFAD-President-Alvaro-Lario-and-Shettima.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IFAD-President-Alvaro-Lario-and-Shettima.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IFAD-President-Alvaro-Lario-and-Shettima-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-946998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IFAD President, \u00c1lvaro Lario, and Shettima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are focusing on increased productivity, resilience, and commercialisation, not handouts,\u201d VP Shettima noted, adding that Nigeria\u2019s plan included scaling up existing IFAD-supported projects to reach more rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0Nigeria\u2019s Target Is To Attain Food Sovereignty \u2014 Shettima<\/p>\n<p>The VP also held high-level bilateral meetings with top executives of other key global food and development agencies, including the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), QU Dongyu, and Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_947005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-947005\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-947005\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shettima-and-the-DG-of-the-Food-and-Agriculture-Organisation-FAO-QU-Dongyu.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shettima-and-the-DG-of-the-Food-and-Agriculture-Organisation-FAO-QU-Dongyu-300x162.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shettima-and-the-DG-of-the-Food-and-Agriculture-Organisation-FAO-QU-Dongyu.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-947005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shettima-and-the-DG-of-the-Food-and-Agriculture-Organisation-FAO-QU-Dongyu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shettima-and-the-DG-of-the-Food-and-Agriculture-Organisation-FAO-QU-Dongyu.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shettima-and-the-DG-of-the-Food-and-Agriculture-Organisation-FAO-QU-Dongyu-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-947005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shettima and the DG of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), QU Dongyu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the meeting with the FAO DG, Shettima sought the organisation\u2019s partnership in reviving the Lake Chad region, enhancing all-year farming, and supporting the Green Revolution Project of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe revival of the Lake Chad region, which is being threatened by multidimensional challenges such as environmental degradation, climate change, humanitarian crises, and conflict, requires a multi-pronged approach, development initiatives, conflict resolution, regional cooperation, and large-scale infrastructure,\u201d Shettima said.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised the region\u2019s enormous agricultural potential, urging FAO to play a central role in supporting its recovery.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by Shettima\u2019s media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, Dongyu praised the political will of the Tinubu administration, describing it as a clear demonstration of committed leadership to transform Nigeria\u2019s food systems.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged enhanced FAO partnership and technical support.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President also held talks with WFP\u2019s Executive Director, Cindy McCain, during which he commended the organisation\u2019s longstanding humanitarian interventions in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, reiterated the administration\u2019s shift towards sustainable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>McCain pledged WFP\u2019s continued commitment to working with the Nigerian government in areas such as school feeding, nutrition, and support for displaced communities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Farmers,Food,Nigeria,Shettima<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/30\/fg-focused-on-increased-productivity-for-farmers-not-handouts-shettima\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FG 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