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The Federal Government has officially launched the 2024/2025 National Dry Season Farming initiative, focusing on wheat cultivation across Nigeria.
The launch, led by Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, was held at the Cross River Basin Development Authority. This initiative is part of the National Agricultural Growth Support Scheme-Agro Pocket (NAGS-AP) Project and aims to ensure year-round agricultural production for food security.
Senator Kyari emphasized that the government has declared a food production emergency to make nutritious food more accessible and affordable. Through dry and wet season farming, key staple crops—such as wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, soybeans, and cassava—are targeted to drive national economic revival.
He explained that 107,429 wheat farmers have been supported under the phase 1 of the 2023/2024 dry season, 43,997 rice farmers under the second phase of the 2023/2024 dry season and most of recent 192,095 rice, maize, sorghum/millet, soyabean and cassava farmers under the 2024 wet season across the 37 states including Abuja.
The deputy governor hailed the initiative and assured the minister of the administration’s support and cooperation, especially since the state is listed as a foremost wheat farming state.
“This will further propel us to intensify more efforts at producing more grains and seeds for food availability. This dry season farming will also help us in irrigation.”
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