The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has distributed seeds, fertilisers, and other inputs to 2000 farmers in Niger state, under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP).
Abubakar Kyari says FG is granting a 50% subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming dry season farming to ensure massive production.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has set aside over N5 billion to aid farmers during the dry season...
Nigeria currently spends an average of $4 billion on wheat importation.