Food Security: FG targets increase in staple crops to 135 million metric tons

The Federal Government has unveiled its plan to boost food security by increasing the production of staple crops by small-holder farmers to 135 million metric tons by the end of this year.

This is part of the initiatives of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council, PECC, disclosed by the spokesperson of the president, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday.  

The PECC Is a body of economic team set up by President Bola Tinubu to revamp the economy of the country. 

According to the measures rolled out by the council, food security tops the list of the priority of the government, and the the objective includes to increase staple crops from 127 million MT in 2023 to 134 million MT in 2024.  

The statement from the State House on agricultural production states the following:  

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“Agriculture and Food Security: 

“Under this plan, the aim is to:  

“Increase staple crops grown by small-holder farmers from 127 million MT in 2023 to 135 million MT this year;  

“Bolster production by partnering with larger-scale commercial farmers;  

“Support qualified farmers with satellite imagery for land use planning, crop rotation, and monitoring of agricultural expansion.”