{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","slug":"nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026?lang=en","title":"Nigeria plans a national digital register for farmers","summary":"The agriculture minister called for a national farmer registry to target support to genuine producers and prevent duplicate records.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-29","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nigeria","url":"https://agriculture.gov.ng/at-agrow-dialogue-in-abuja-kyari-calls-for-national-digital-farmers-register-to-end-duplication-target-support-to-real-farmers/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-national-digital-farmer-register-dialogue-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Nigeria’s Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari called for a national digital farmer register at an AGROW dialogue on agricultural data architecture in Abuja on September 29, 2026. The ministry said the proposal is intended to record farmers by name, farm location and crops grown, helping direct support such as fertilizer and credit to the intended recipients.","The plan assigns states a role in enumerating and verifying farmers and updating records, while the ministry coordinates a common data standard. The ministry also said the Federal Department of Agricultural Data and Analytics (FDADA) had been established and that the AGROW financing window was open. The dialogue covered technical architecture and governance; the release does not say the register is complete or report a count of enrolled farmers or the impact of assistance."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The agriculture minister called for a national farmer registry to target support to genuine producers and prevent duplicate records.\n\nNigeria’s Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari called for a national digital farmer register at an AGROW dialogue on agricultural data architecture in Abuja on September 29, 2026. The ministry said the proposal is intended to record farmers by name, farm location and crops grown, helping direct support such as fertilizer and credit to the intended recipients.\n\nThe plan assigns states a role in enumerating and verifying farmers and updating records, while the ministry coordinates a common data standard. The ministry also said the Federal Department of Agricultural Data and Analytics (FDADA) had been established and that the AGROW financing window was open. The dialogue covered technical architecture and governance; the release does not say the register is complete or report a count of enrolled farmers or the impact of assistance.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}