FG inaugurates farmers’ coalition as agriculture grows

Sector records 4.39% growth in Q2
By Gabriel Ewepu
ABUJA — The Federal Government has inaugurated the Coalition of Farmers Associations for Food Security in Nigeria, COA-FARMERS, as the agriculture sector recorded 4.39 per cent growth in the second quarter of 2026.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who inaugurated the coalition on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on Monday, described the sector’s performance as its strongest since 2021.
Kyari attributed the growth largely to farmers’ response to the administration’s declaration of a state of emergency on food security.
He said the coalition should serve as more than an umbrella ...