The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has graduated the first cohort of participants under its National Agricultural Mechanisation Service Providers Training Programme, with about 250 tractor drivers and mechanics trained to support Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation ecosystem. The nationwide programme is designed to train 4,000 tractor drivers and mechanics, with the first phase bringing together participants from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. NADF Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Ibrahim, described the graduation as a significant milestone in the Federal Government’s efforts to modernise agriculture through mechanisation, innovation and human capital development. In...