🇳🇬 VP Shettima Seeks FAO, IFAD, WFP Support for Lake Chad, Green Revolution at UN Summit

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On the sidelines of the 2025 UN Food Systems Summit, Nigeria’s Vice President deepens international engagement for regional food security and climate resilience.

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Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Time: 17:30 WAT
Location: 📍Rome, Italy

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima met with heads of leading global food agencies to rally support for agricultural transformation and Lake Chad restoration, amid global discussions at the UN Food Systems Summit.

Vice President Kashim Shettima held a series of high-level bilateral meetings in Rome with global agricultural and development leaders, advancing Nigeria’s push for enhanced food security and environmental restoration.

In separate talks with Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu; President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Álvaro Lario; and World Food Programme Executive Director, Cindy McCain, the Vice President sought deeper international partnerships for reviving the Lake Chad region and scaling the country’s Green Revolution Project.

At the meeting with FAO’s Qu Dongyu, Shettima stressed the urgent need for multilateral cooperation to address the Lake Chad Basin’s worsening crises—ranging from climate-induced desertification to regional insecurity.

“The revival of the Lake Chad region, which is being threatened by multidimensional challenges such as environmental degradation, climate change, humanitarian crises, and conflict, requires a multi-pronged approach: development initiatives, conflict resolution, regional cooperation, and large-scale infrastructure,” the Vice President stated.

He urged FAO to take a leading role in supporting Nigeria’s year-round farming and regional resilience goals.

Similar themes were raised in engagements with IFAD and WFP, where Shettima emphasized President Bola Tinubu’s Green Revolution strategy to boost productivity, create jobs, and transform Nigeria into a regional agricultural powerhouse.

🏷️Tags: Nigeria, Lake Chad, FAO, IFAD, WFP, Green Revolution, UN Summit, Food Security
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