FMAFS, NIMC, introduce NIN enabled farmer registry and Government 2 people (G2P) card initiative

 

FMAFS, NIMC, introduce NIN enabled farmer registry and Government 2 people (G2P) card initiative

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), is set to introduce the National Identity Number (NIN) enabled farmer registry and Government 2 people (G2P) card initiative. This project is designed to address the Federal Ministry’s immediate challenges of identity and authentication, required to deliver government services efficiently and accurately.

The press statement by Dr Kayode Adegoke PhD., Head, Corporate Communications, NIM said “this initiative aligns with the government’s commitment in improving transparency, efficiency and ensuring inclusivity under the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, of which food security is a primary objective. Its aim is to eradicate the challenges of FMAFS in efficiently delivering well-intended government programmes to the targeted citizens.

“The farmer registry and card ecosystem
To this end the FMAFS, guided by Mr President’s circular on the use of National Identification Number (NIN) by all MDAs in the provision of government services to beneficiaries, has partnered with NIMC to leverage the National Identity Management System to power the Ministry’s farmer registry by the linkage of the NIN and attendant biometric identity data of each farmer to their farmland, as well as all necessary supporting data relating to that farmer, including the size of the holding, type of crops or livestock. Connecting this NIN-backed registry to the G2P card

“The G2P biometric cards are processed through a bespoke but interoperable biometrics Point of Sale (POS) acceptance device, which requires biometrics to access and operate. This technological approach allows the Ministry to better deliver services and programmes in any location regardless of infrastructure challenges. The card will operate as a digital wallet/ prepaid card and it is tailored for government transactions such as subsidies, loans, welfare disbursement, pensions and other activities carried out by FMAFS.

“NIMC’s role is to provide the ecosystem with foundational biometric identity in the NIN to ensure that the card and its attendant benefits are linked securely and accurately to the beneficiary and the beneficiary only. FMAFS retains their statutory rights and ownership of data generated.

“With the G2P ecosystem, any programme implemented by the Ministry can now be administered independently and showcased through digitally enabled dashboards displaying key data on how each programmes have been efficiently implemented or otherwise.” Dr Kayode said

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