Nigeria Boosts Food Security with 449,000 Tonnes of Fertiliser Inputs
Nigeria has secured approximately 449,000 metric tonnes of critical fertiliser inputs as part of efforts to guarantee food production and strengthen national food security, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced.
The development comes under the Federal Government’s Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI), a programme designed to ensure the timely availability of fertiliser for farmers while shielding the country from disruptions in the global supply chain.
According to the President, the early procurement of key fertiliser components has helped Nigeria avoid the impact of rising international prices and shipping challenges that have affected agricultural production in several countries. The move is expected to support farmers during the 2026 wet farming season and enhance crop yields nationwide.
Government officials disclosed that the procurement strategy has also generated substantial savings for the country. Through advance purchases of essential fertiliser inputs, Nigeria is estimated to have saved about $44 million (over ₦61 billion) that would otherwise have been lost to escalating global market prices.
The secured inputs include major fertiliser raw materials such as Diammonium Phosphate (DAP), Granular Ammonium Sulphate (GAS), and Muriate of Potash (MOP), which are vital for the production of NPK fertilisers used by millions of Nigerian farmers. The supplies are expected to guarantee uninterrupted fertiliser blending and distribution across the country during the farming season.
Tinubu noted that agriculture remains central to his administration’s economic diversification agenda, stressing that improving farmers’ access to affordable inputs is critical to boosting food production, reducing inflationary pressures on food prices, and enhancing rural livelihoods.
The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, managed through strategic public-private partnerships, has played a significant role in revitalising Nigeria’s fertiliser industry. Since its inception, the programme has helped revive fertiliser blending plants across the country, reduced dependence on imports, generated employment opportunities, and delivered significant foreign exchange savings.
The latest intervention is expected to further strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value chain as the government intensifies efforts to achieve food sufficiency and improve the resilience of the nation’s farming sector amid global economic uncertainties.
