{"id":68932,"date":"2025-06-25T05:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68932"},"modified":"2025-06-25T05:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:51:56","slug":"tinubu-seeks-stronger-agricultural-ties-with-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/25\/tinubu-seeks-stronger-agricultural-ties-with-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Seeks Stronger Agricultural Ties With Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samuel Adeola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has expressed Nigeria\u2019s readiness to deepen collaboration with Denmark, particularly in the areas of agriculture, livestock development, and food systems.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving Queen Mary Elizabeth II of Denmark at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen, visiting Nigeria for the first time, arrived in her capacity as a patron of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the meeting, President Tinubu noted the immense potential in Nigeria\u2019s dairy and livestock sectors to create jobs, revitalize rural communities, and strengthen the nation\u2019s food security.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the need for knowledge sharing, animal health management, and sustainable farming practices-areas in which Denmark has proven expertise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are facing continued conflicts between farmers and herders, but these challenges can be transformed into economic opportunities through structured systems and inclusive education for both groups,\u201d Tinubu stated.<\/p>\n<p>With Nigeria\u2019s population projected to reach 400 million by 2050, the president stressed that food security and rural stability are critical for lifting millions out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>He called for increased foreign investments that support local production and generate employment, noting Denmark\u2019s existing footprint in Nigeria\u2019s agricultural and maritime sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu also thanked Denmark for its support for internally displaced persons (IDPs), in Nigeria and expressed optimism for future partnerships as Denmark prepares to assume the presidency of the European Union Council and a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.<\/p>\n<p>He described the visit as a step toward broader cooperation between both nations in addressing food insecurity, climate challenges, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Adeola President Bola Tinubu has expressed Nigeria\u2019s readiness to deepen collaboration with Denmark, particularly in the areas of agriculture, livestock development, and food systems. He made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving Queen Mary Elizabeth II of Denmark at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Queen, visiting Nigeria for the first time, arrived [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":68933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1740,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68934,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68932\/revisions\/68934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}