Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has effected a cabinet reshuffle. The comprehensive rejig of senior personnel includes the swapping of commissioners, the nomination of new commissioners, the appointment of new permanent secretaries and some retirements.
Our Mission
Mission: To adequately equip our people with best in class Agricultural knowledge in a bid to empowering them to power the economy of Kaduna State
Our Benchmark
Liberalize foundation seed policy to allow private sector to commercialize seeds Eliminate government distribution of fertilizers and replace with private sector distribution Move away from a flat fertilizer price subsidy to targeted support to small holder farmers Incentives to engage
Our Policy
Policies and legislation for transformation and also Key policies for success by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The following policies below are highlighted: Fiscal Policies Domestic Content for Food (Enabling Legislations) Industrial Policies Financial Service Policies Agricultural Policies Fiscal
What we do
Execute an agricultural transformation agenda Focus on agriculture as a business Utilize the transformation of the agricultural sector to create jobs, create wealth and ensure food security Focus on value chains where Nigeria has comparative advantage Develop strategic
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Departments and Units
Departments Engineering Services (Agriculture Engineering and Irrigation Services), Agricultural Services (Horticulture, Produce, Fisheries e.t.c), Veterinary & Livestock Services (Veterinary Public Health, Clinical Services and Livestock), Cooperative and Admin & Finance. Outstations 5 outstations of the Ministry Departments (Irrigation and Agriculture
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