Nigeria and other African countries have called for urgent global cooperation to address food insecurity and climate-related agricultural challenges.
Speaking at the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Vice President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria was leveraging modern tools, including Artificial Intelligence, geospatial analytics, and satellite-driven climate intelligence to boost food production and reduce hunger.
He noted that these innovations are being used to monitor agricultural output, enhance market access, and cut post-harvest losses.
Shettima said the country was also implementing systemic reforms through the National Food Systems Transformation Pathway and the Presidential Initiative on Food Security.
These focus on rural infrastructure, climate-smart farming, and financial support for smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth.
Other global leaders at the summit, including Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, echoed the call for predictable climate financing and renewed political will to fix broken food systems and ensure food equity.