By Nura Ridwan Ibrahim
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari revealed that Federal Government has allocated 40,000 hectares of land for 2025/2026 dry season wheat production and enrolled 80,000 farmers, with an expected output value of nearly ₦160 billion.
The Minister disclosed this during the official flag-off of the 2025/2026 dry season wheat production programme under the National Agricultural Growth and Agro Pocket Project (NAGSAP) held in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, on Saturday, 15, 2025.
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Speaking at the ceremony, the minister said that out of the 40,000 hectares allocated to wheat production this dry season, 3,000 hectares have been alloted to Borno State, representing 6,000 registered wheat farmers.
He added that, under same programme for 2023/2024, a total of 107,429 registered farmers were supported with critical subsidised inputs, resulting in an output valued at ₦474,628,000 billion. And 279,297 registered farmers received support for the 2024/2025, with an output valued at ₦893,750,004 billion.
The minister emphasised that the NAGSAP programme will deploy Agricultural Extension Agents to guide and support farmers on modern agronomic practices and provide continuous field-level advisory services.
According to him, the wheat component of the NAGSAP programme covers sixteen states, including: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara. Cross River was added last year, resulting into the expansion of the programme to the southern region for the first time.
He also noted that the project targets inclusion of women and young people, to enable them to access training and agricultural opportunities.
Also speaking, the Governor of Borno State; Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, commended Federal Government for its continuous support towards irrigation development.
According to him, Borno State, with its vast arable and irrigable land—especially within the Lake Chad Basin—remains one of Nigeria’s most promising agricultural frontiers.
