Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said that the incumbent administration has injected N309 billion in the economy, through wheat production.
Kyari stated that contrary to widespread hunger in the country and the perceived silence of the president, the government had supported 107,429 wheat farmers with inputs, resulting in an output of 474,628 metric tonnes.
The Minister, who stated this yesterday at the sectoral update of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, yesterday in Abuja, said: Food and nutrition security launch of dry season farming with cultivation of 118,657 hectares of wheat in 15 states in the acceleration of all-year-round farming. Supported 107,429 wheat farmers with inputs, resulting in an output of 474,628 metric tonnes. Estimated Value of N309 billion injected into the economy.
In response to the Presidential directive, it was released to NEMA for distribution of 42,000mt of assorted food commodities from the FGN Strategic Food Reserve. Procured and distributed to all states and FCT 58,500 metric tonnes of milled rice to dampen escalating prices. Fortification of crops with Vitamin A micro-nutrient to enrich nutrition content and health value of food commodities. In response to persistent food inflation, the following measures were undertaken to boost production: Distributed 60,432mt of improved seeds, 887,255mt seedlings, 138nos. value kits, 501,726 litres of agrochemicals, 62,328.5 metric tonnes of inorganic fertilizers, 1,000kg fungicide, and 33,200nos equipment to farmers across different value chains to enhance production.”
