Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about PFSCU, its role, governance model, and how it supports food systems coordination in Nigeria.
The Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) is the strategic delivery engine within the Presidency advancing food systems transformation under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Nigeria’s food systems are multidimensional – spanning production, processing, markets, nutrition, trade, and resilience and engage the three tiers of government, federal ministries and agencies, the private sector, and development partners. PFSCU strengthens coordination and alignment around a shared national vision, prioritizes high-impact initiatives, and ensures that critical actions move seamlessly from data to policy to implementation, delivering measurable food systems outcomes and supporting sustainable economic growth.
PFSCU was established to strengthen national delivery in response to food security challenges and structural inefficiencies across Nigeria’s food systems. It provides a structured coordination mechanism to align priorities across institutions and tiers of government, remove systemic bottlenecks, and accelerate the execution of high-impact initiatives with measurable outcomes under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) operates under a governance framework chaired by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and guided by a high-level Steering Committee comprising six State Governors representing the geo-political zones, key federal ministries, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), development partner representatives, and private sector representatives.
The Steering Committee provides strategic direction and sets national priorities, while a technical Secretariat based in the Presidency coordinates stakeholders, undertakes analysis, and supports the implementation of prioritized programmes.
PFSCU’s work is organized around five Key Result Areas (KRAs):
- Food Security Stabilization
- Food Production and Productivity
- Financing and Investments
- Job Creation and Agro-Allied Industry Growth
- Data and Institutional Strengthening
These KRAs provide the framework through which PFSCU addresses systemic bottlenecks and strengthens coordination across federal, state, and private sector actors.
No. PFSCU does not replace statutory mandates or directly execute programmes. It strengthens delivery by aligning implementing institutions, sequencing priorities, tracking performance against agreed targets, and ensuring that interventions are coordinated for maximum impact.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) provides sector leadership for agriculture, including policy development and programme implementation. PFSCU, by contrast, is a Presidential coordination and delivery platform that works across multiple sectors and institutions to ensure national food systems outcomes are achieved. This includes aligning efforts across agriculture, finance, industry, trade, livestock, the blue economy, humanitarian response, and subnational governments so that policies and interventions are integrated and mutually reinforcing.
No. PFSCU does not provide direct loans, grants, or disbursements to farmers.
Agriculture, which underpins Nigeria’s food system, is a shared responsibility across the three tiers of government, with states playing a central role in production and implementation.
PFSCU supports states by strengthening coordination mechanisms that align state programmes with national food systems priorities, including harmonized seasonal planning, improved data integration, facilitation of investment pipelines, and stronger execution linkages across the federation.
This approach helps ensure that states are leading agricultural delivery while contributing to coherent national food systems outcomes.