The Federal Authorities stated on Friday that plans are underway to scale back meals inflation within the nation.
The Minister of Agriculture and Meals Safety, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said this when Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa paid him a courtesy go to in Abuja.
He stated that the ministry’s objective included making certain meals safety and driving down meals inflation.
“We additionally intend to massively produce to carry down meals inflation as a result of at the moment the primary driver of inflation is meals value inflation,” he stated.
Kyari maintained that President Bola Tinubu’s agenda on meals safety is on target.
He stated that programmes on meals manufacturing could be sustained in 2024 to have a constructive impression on Nigerians.
“The Ministry is targeted on ramping up huge manufacturing of staple crops utilizing expertise and mechanisation to attain this objective.
“We’re grateful for the help and steering of Mr President as we work in direction of a extra food-secured Nigeria. We’re poised to implement our programmes according to his imaginative and prescient for the agricultural sector.
“We’re decided to drive agricultural transformation, improve productiveness, and be certain that our farmers have the required help to thrive,” he stated.