The Federal Government will give out a 50% subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming dry season farming to ensure massive production of the grain in the country.

Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, made this announcement after inspecting assorted seed wheat productions in Kano on Friday.

Kyari said that President Tinubu’s renewed agenda was aimed at making sure that Nigeria secured food production starting next month, with wheat farming taking a toll on dry season farming.

He explained that the Federal Government was making efforts to have enough seeds to cover the 70,000 hectares provided for wheat farming.

The minister said that the Federal Government planned to secure the nation’s food production and be self-sufficient, adding that local production was one way that importation of seeds would completely be stopped.

“We are fully committed towards massive wheat production in the upcoming dry seasons farming for local and foreign export actions.”

“In the next 4-5 years, with the Programmes set out, Nigeria would completely stop importations of wheat seeds and be self-sufficient with the local production that would enhance food production and security,” he said.

Kyari visited the National Wheat Council Ware Houses at Sharada, AA Albasu Grains Company, and Alyumna Seeds Production Company.