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From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri
Federal Government has targeted 16 states for higher wheat production under its National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro Pocket (NAGS- AP) project, a food security programme.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this at the launch of the NAGS-AP project in Maiduguri, Borno State, yesterday.
He listed some of the targeted states to include Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara. He said wheat production is a component of the NAGS-AP project which covers the 16 states.
He explained that the inclusion of Cross River on expanded wheat production into the southern region last year, for the first time, was to strengthen national capacity to diversify production across ecological zones.
“This national framework further reinforces the importance of interventions like the NAGS-AP project, which continues to deliver targeted support to farmers and contribute meaningfully to increased food production across the country,” he stated.
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He said the FG was providing quality inputs and good extension services to farmers for the success of the project. He said the project was driving measurable gains in productivity and strengthening the systems that support the growth of the country’s agricultural economy.
“Launching this programme here reflects our confidence in Borno’s potential and our collective commitment to building a more prosperous and secure future for Nigeria through sustained agricultural development,” he stated.
The minister said the project targets over 6,000 farmers, with the aim to strengthen food security and expand local production.
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, commended the food initiative of President Bola Tinubu.
He said the distributed inputs, including high-yielding wheat seeds, blended fertilisers, tractors and pesticides, would boost high production in the state.
