The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, Thursday, flagged off the 2026 farming season in the council, with the theme “Integrated farming for all”.
Speaking at the event at the event held at Apo Town Hall, Maikalangu said that the flag off is a gentle reminder for all citizens of the council to embrace farming as a lasting solution to end food scarcity in the entire council.
The council boss added that the distribution of items also shows his administration’s commitment to agriculture as a pathway to food security, economic opportunity, employment, wealth creation and sustainable grassroots development.
He called on farmers to embrace modern agricultural practices, protect the environment, work cooperatively and make productive use of every opportunity provided through the programme.
He said: “Today is not merely about launching another farming season. It is about reaffirming our commitment to agriculture as a pathway to food security, economic opportunity, employment, wealth creation and sustainable grassroots development.
“As a Council, we recognise that agriculture is much bigger than planting crops. It is a complete value chain. That is why this year’s programme embraces crop production, livestock production, fisheries, agroforestry, resource recycling and food security.
“Our message is clear: every farmer matters, every community matters, and every productive hand has a role to play.
“We want to encourage our young people to see agriculture not simply as subsistence farming, but as a viable business and an avenue for innovation, enterprise and prosperity. We want our women to have greater opportunities to participate meaningfully across the agricultural value chain.
“We also want our farming communities to have access to the knowledge, support and opportunities required to increase productivity.”
Also speaking, the Acting Head of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Joseph Kambai, said that the officials will monitor the utilisation of the farming input.
On his part, the Chairman of Farmers in AMAC, Emmanuel Danladi, said the farming input will help them in ensuring food security in the FCT, appreciating Maikalangu for the good gesture, even as he urged Maikalangu to look into fixing issues that cause farmer-herder crisis in AMAC.
Many of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the AMAC Chairman, saying the inputs will help them to record good farming season.
