President Bola Tinubu has affirmed that his administration is delivering on its commitment to transform Nigeria into a global agricultural powerhouse. Speaking at the launch of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu emphasized that ongoing reforms are designed to make farming more appealing to the youth. “We now have over 2,000 state-of-the-art tractors, 50 heavy-duty land preparation bulldozers, 12 fully equipped mobile workshops, and more than 9,000 specialized farming implements,” he stated. “This equipment, when deployed will empower mechanisation and service providers, create job opportunities, and make farming easy and more sexy for our young ones. “You don’t have to use an 18th-century method for a 21st-century agricultural farming implement,” he said. The President also said that the Federal Governemnt was working with international partners to empower the youths with skills in modern agriculture for financial self-dependence. He explained that his administration’s strategy encompassed year-round cultivation, drastically reducing Nigeria’s historical vulnerabilities and seasonal shortages. He said, “We have friends across the world. We have Belarus committed to a programme that will empower our youths, teach them how to do things, get them off the street, empower them in technology, review mechanisation, and empower them in machine repairs and fabrication. “The allocation of this equipment throughout the country will do a lot. Given our nation’s arable land and favourable climate that we have, we must seize the opportunity to achieve complete agricultural independence and food sovereignty.”