Nigeria has signed a landmark AI agriculture deal with Morocco that will see the country deploy artificial intelligence and satellite technology to strengthen agricultural planning, improve food security and provide governments with real-time insights into crop production.
The partnership, coordinated through the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), will establish Nigeria’s first National Agro-Productivity System (NAPS), a geospatial intelligence platform designed to support evidence-based decision-making across the agricultural sector.
The agreement was formalised during a visit to Morocco by a high-level Nigerian delegation led by Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), representing Vice President Kashim Shettima in his capacity as Chair of the PFSCU.
The delegation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with OCP Africa and Ground Truth Analytics to develop the platform.
According to the Presidency, the AI-powered system will combine satellite imagery, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence to provide federal, state, and local governments with near-real-time information on crop locations, available farmland, production forecasts, and emerging food security threats.
The first phase of the initiative will be rolled out across 15 pilot states before wider national implementation.
Officials say the platform is expected to improve agricultural planning by replacing fragmented data collection with a unified intelligence system that delivers timely insights to policymakers and agricultural stakeholders.
The National Agro-Productivity System is intended to support more informed decisions on food production, resource allocation and agricultural interventions by providing a clearer picture of farming activities across the country.
Government officials say the platform will also enhance coordination between federal, state and local authorities responsible for agriculture and food security.
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The project forms part of the Federal Government’s broader efforts to modernise agriculture through digital technologies and data-driven policymaking.
While artificial intelligence has seen growing adoption in sectors such as finance, healthcare and education, the initiative represents one of Nigeria’s most significant planned applications of AI in agricultural intelligence and national food systems.
Speaking on the initiative, Marion Moon, Technical Assistant on Agriculture to the President and Executive Secretary of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit, said the partnership aims to strengthen Nigeria’s national agricultural intelligence capability through a shared geospatial platform that delivers actionable information for food security planning.
Once operational, the AI-driven platform is expected to help authorities monitor crop performance, identify land availability, forecast agricultural output and detect potential threats to food security more quickly than traditional reporting methods.
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