The Federal Government will provide wheat farmers with a 50% subsidy during the upcoming dry season farming, according to Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari, in order to ensure that the nation produces a significant amount of the grain.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kyari briefed reporters after Friday’s inspection of a variety of seed wheat productions in Kano.
For both domestic and international exports, he declared, “We are fully committed to massive wheat production in the upcoming dry seasons farming.”
President Tinubu’s refocused agenda, in his opinion, was designed to ensure that Nigeria had secure food production beginning next month because wheat farming was having a negative impact on dry season farming.
The minister expressed satisfaction that local production was an important aspect of farming while he was in Jigawa and Kano supervising the seed production.
In order to reach the 70,000 hectares set aside by the federal government for wheat farming this year, he said, “Jigawa State has shown a lot of interest in wheat farming by providing 40,000 hectares of land for wheat farming.”
According to the minister, the Federal Government is trying to have enough seeds to cover the 70,000 hectares set aside for wheat farming.
Prior to next year’s irrigation farming, the breeder and foundation seeds were examined, and the decision was made to gradually stop importing wheat.
“This is due to the wheat importation using up a large portion of Nigeria’s foreign reserve.
Adding that local production was one way to completely stop seed importation, Kyari stated that the Federal Government planned to secure the country’s food production and be self-sufficient.
“Within the next four to five years, Nigeria would completely stop importing wheat seeds and become self-sufficient in local production, thereby enhancing food security and production. “
At Sharada, AA Albasu Grains Company, and Alyumna Seeds Production Company, the minister visited the National Wheat Council Ware Houses.
