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- ACCI says mechanisation is critical to unlocking Nigeria’s agricultural potential, improving productivity, creating jobs and strengthening food security.
- The chamber is calling for stronger private-sector investment alongside government support to expand access to modern farm machinery and agricultural technologies.
- AGROMEQA Expo 2026 will showcase technologies including precision farming, irrigation, mechanised equipment, agro-processing and climate-smart solutions to promote technology transfer and investment.
- The expo will bring together farmers, investors, machinery manufacturers, technology providers, financial institutions and policymakers to build partnerships that can accelerate Nigeria’s transition to modern, export-oriented agriculture.
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called for greater private-sector investment, technology adoption and mechanisation to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector, as stakeholders prepare for the AGROMEQA Expo 2026, which will bring farmers, investors, technology providers and policymakers together in Abuja in October.
ACCI President, Chief Emeka Obegolu, made the call at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday while announcing the maiden Agricultural Mechanisation for Export-Quality Products in Africa (AGROMEQA) Expo, organised by the Agricultural Trade Group and JMT Plus Farms and Agro-Allied in collaboration with ACCI.
Obegolu said Nigeria must move beyond traditional farming methods and increase its use of mechanised equipment, precision technologies, research and investment if the country is to improve productivity, create jobs and develop an export-oriented agricultural sector.
The expo, scheduled for 15–16 October 2026 at the ACCI in Abuja, will be held under the theme “Technology and Investment for Agro-Export.” It is expected to feature mechanised agricultural equipment, precision farming technologies, irrigation systems, agro-processing innovations, packaging solutions and climate-smart technologies.
The event will also include technical sessions, workshops, business-to-business meetings and investment forums designed to connect technology providers with farmers, agribusinesses, financial institutions and potential investors.
Obegolu said the expo would provide a platform for technology transfer and capital mobilisation across the agricultural value chain, with the aim of moving Nigerian agriculture from largely subsistence production towards a more technology-driven and commercially competitive model.
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The push comes as Nigeria continues to face productivity and mechanisation challenges.
The World Bank has previously identified low levels of farm mechanisation as a constraint on the amount of land farmers can cultivate and the productivity they can achieve.
More recently, the Federal Government has also identified mechanisation as a key component of its agricultural transformation strategy.
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In July, government officials called for stronger investment and collaboration across the sector, while stressing that mechanisation should cover activities ranging from land preparation and planting to harvesting, processing, storage and transportation.
The need for investment extends beyond machinery itself. Access to financing, maintenance services, spare parts, irrigation, digital technologies and efficient equipment utilisation will determine whether mechanisation can reach more smallholder farmers.
That broader ecosystem will be central to the AGROMEQA Expo, which is expected to bring together policymakers, agribusiness investors, machinery manufacturers, technology providers, researchers, farmers’ associations, financial institutions, agro-processors, exporters and logistics operators.
For Nigeria, the challenge is no longer simply putting more machines on farms. The larger question is whether technology and private capital can be organised into a system that allows farmers to access the right equipment, services and markets at the right time.
If that system develops, mechanisation could become an important link between higher farm productivity, stronger rural economies and Nigeria’s ambition to compete more effectively in agricultural exports.
