The Federal Government says it will sustain the recent drop in prices of staple foods across the country through continuous interventions along agricultural value chains.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known on Thursday at the 47th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS) in Kaduna.
The 2025 NCAFS has "Food Sovereignty and Food Security: An Era of Renewed Hope", as its theme.
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Kyari said operations at the National Strategic Grain Reserve Silos in Zamfara, Katsina, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Niger, Osun, Edo, and Kwara States were being enhanced for greater efficiency and capacity.
He said the effort was aimed at strengthening national food security and stabilising prices of essential food items.
According to him, integrating these facilities into the national food distribution framework would help build a responsive system that ensures timely interventions during shortages and supports long-term food stability.
"Nigeria is charting a new course towards all-year-round farming and self-sufficiency in wheat production, bringing us closer to meeting our national demand," he said.
Speaking on the theme, Kyari explained that food sovereignty involves control over what the nation grows, how it is grown, and how it is consumed.
He added that food security ensures that every household has access to safe, affordable, and nutritious food.
"Together, they define the pathway toward an inclusive and resilient agricultural system that leaves no one behind," he said.
Kyari said the country was already witnessing a decline in food prices across several commodities as a result of ongoing targeted market interventions.
"While we are not yet where we want to be, this positive trend confirms that we are moving in the right direction," he said.
He identified consistent, high-yield production supported by timely access to quality and affordable inputs as a key step toward achieving food sovereignty.
Kyari said the ministry, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and state governments, had strengthened the National Agricultural Growth Scheme-Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP) as Nigeria's flagship programme for input delivery and productivity expansion.
"Through this programme, wheat production has continued to expand across the country from 15 participating states in the 2023/2024 dry season to broader coverage in the 2024/2025 farming season.
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"The increase in scale reflects our ongoing efforts to enhance production capacity and boost self-sufficiency in key staples," he said.
