The Federal Government has opened discussions with Springfield Agro Limited to develop structured, long-term financing models aimed at expanding access to tractors across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, in a move designed to ease the burden of high upfront costs on farmers.
Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed the plan during the commissioning of the Afcott Grains sesame and grains processing facility in Kano State, noting that sustainable food security depends on building strong industrial capacity across the agricultural value chain. Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, he emphasised the need to align production with processing, mechanisation with financing, and policy with private sector investment.
He described the initiative as part of broader efforts to achieve food sufficiency, strengthen value addition, and drive agro-industrial transformation. According to him, Kano’s role as a commercial and agricultural hub positions it strategically for such investments.
The Vice President also commended Afcott Grains and the Kewalram Chanrai Group for their continued investment in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, citing the establishment of a crop protection chemical plant that has improved access to agro-inputs.
Shettima added that agricultural transformation rests on three pillars—inputs, mechanisation, and processing—highlighting Springfield Agro’s tractor assembly operations as a driver of technology transfer, local manufacturing, and job creation.
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said the development reinforces the state’s leadership in agriculture, backed by policies supporting mechanisation, irrigation, and extension services.
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