The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said Nigeria’s food systems must respond to population growth and climate change through increased productivity and climate-smart agriculture. Also, Dr. Rufus Idris, AGRA Nigeria Country Director, said the organisation’s collaboration with Nigeria was based on the conviction that empowering smallholder farmers was central to national development. Aguadda attributed progress in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to collaboration among government, development partners, research institutions and the private sector. On her part, Juliette Lampoh-Agroh, AGRA Nigeria Country Programme Lead, said food systems transformation required sustained collaboration among stakeholders. She said Nigeria had the potential to drive agricultural transformation across Africa by translating policies into tangible benefits for farmers.