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WHEAT PRODUCTION
Umar Namadi has said that the current policies of the federal government on agriculture especially wheat production are capable of ensuring self-sufficiency in wheat production and even for exports.
Despite only producing 420,000 metric tonnes of the 5.7 million metric tonnes of annual demand, Nigeria is still planning to become Africa’s largest wheat producer.
The Federal Government has announced it secured a $134 million loan from the African Development Bank to boost wheat production.
The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has partnered with Heritage Bank to support over 100,000 farmers in...