The Federal Government, in implementing the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP) project, which focuses on six staple food crops—wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, soybean, and cassava—recorded a total of 2,536,184 metric tonnes of produce over four seasons, with an estimated value of ₦2,312,746,400,000.
This significant milestone has substantially contributed to increased food availability and stabilised food prices in the country. The implementation is geared towards bridging the food supply-demand gap, with a view to guaranteeing national food and nutrition security.
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Addressing stakeholders during a stakeholders meeting of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket programme in Orozo, Nasarawa, the Minister of State for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, reaffirmed the commitment to food availability.
“It is worthy of note that during the four (4) seasons of programme implementation, a total of 2,536,184 metric tonnes of produce were recorded, with an estimated value of ₦2,312,746,400,000.00,” he said.
“This significant milestone achievement has contributed substantially to increased food availability and the stabilisation of food prices in the country. Currently, food prices are declining, and efforts are being made to address the high cost of agricultural inputs in order to balance input and output costs.”
