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The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has said agricultural mechanisation remains critical to unlocking the nation’s enormous agricultural potential, creating jobs, strengthening rural economies and improving food security.
President of ACCI, Chief Emeka Obegolu, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press briefing on the maiden edition of the Agricultural Mechanisation for Export-Quality Products in Africa (AGROMEQA) Expo 2026.
Obegolu said Nigeria must move beyond traditional methods of farming and embrace mechanisation, technology, innovation, research and investment to transform agriculture into a modern and export-oriented sector.
According to him, AGROMEQA Expo 2026 is being organised by the Agricultural Trade Group and JMT Plus Farms and Agro-Allied, in collaboration with ACCI, to promote agricultural mechanisation, value addition, technology transfer and investment across the agricultural value chain.
He announced that the expo would hold in October, adding that the event, initially scheduled for an earlier date, was shifted following consultations with stakeholders to allow participating organisations, exhibitors, investors, government institutions and other stakeholders to make adequate preparations.
Obegolu said the expo would be held under the theme, “Technology and Investment for Agro-Export,” noting that the theme reflects the need to transform agriculture from largely subsistence-based production into a technology-driven, investment-led and export-oriented sector.
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He said the initiative would support national priorities including food security, economic diversification, job creation, industrial development and export-led growth.
The ACCI president said that participants would have the opportunity to explore advanced agricultural technologies, including mechanised equipment, precision farming tools, irrigation systems, agro-processing innovations, packaging solutions and climate-smart technologies.
He said the expo would also feature plenary sessions, technical discussions, workshops, business-to-business engagements and investment forums aimed at facilitating technology transfer, capital mobilisation and strategic partnerships.
A major highlight of the event will be its official declaration by Vice President Kashim Shettima, while the President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Engr. Jani Ibrahim, is expected to deliver the keynote address.
“The Expo will bring together a distinguished gathering of stakeholders, including policymakers and government representatives; agribusiness investors and industry leaders; agricultural machinery manufacturers and technology providers; research institutions, academia, and farmers’ associations; development partners and financial institutions; agro-processors, exporters, and logistics operators; and international organisations and other key players across the agricultural value chain,” he added.
