FG to assist 250,000 wheat farmers with subsidies – Agric. Minister, Kyari

The Federal Government has pledged to support about 250,000 wheat farmers with a 50 percent input subsidy to cultivate about 250,000 hectares during this year’s dry season. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this during the flag-off of the 2023/2024 dry session farming under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-pocket Project at Kadume Village, Hadejia local government area, Jigawa State, yesterday. He said the FG’s support for the wheat farmers is expected to produce over 1.2 million tonnes of wheat during the farming session.…

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Food Security: Wheat seeds arrive Nigeria ahead of dry season farming

Hybrid wheat seeds ordered by the PresidentTinubu-led administration have arrived at the Nigerian port in Lagos. Recall that the President declared a state of emergency on food security in the country and made agriculture and food security the number one priority of his ‘Renewed Hope’ administration.  Acting on this, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security outlined the procedures and processes for the dry season wheat farming. The Ministers of Agriculture and Food Security were at the venue inspecting the imported seeds. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator…

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FG partners Crown Flour Mill to Boost Local Wheat Production, Curb Importation

The Federal Government has taken a major step to expand Nigeria’s capacity in the production of wheat after it entered into a partnership with Crown Flour Mills.According to the government, the partnership is a deliberate attempt to reduce the influx of wheat importation and conserve the much-needed foreign exchange.The Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono revealed this and added that the Federal Ministry of Rural Development (FMARD) was making concerted efforts to ensure food security and create jobs in the agriculture sector.In a statement by FMARD, Nanono who played host…

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Increase in price of bread looms as cost of wheat rises by 33%

The price of Nigerian grown wheat has risen by 33 per cent due to the low production volumes of the product. The rise in the cost of wheat may lead to increase in the prices of bread and other pastries. Wheat is the major raw material for flour used in baking. It was gathered from the Wheat Growers Association of Nigeria that the projected price of the product was N180,000 per metric tonne at the beginning of the planting season. However, due to the COVID-19 containment measures that affected the…

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