FG to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on food importation.

Federal government is set to drastically reduce Nigeria’s dependence on food imports, according to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who outlined a bold strategy to boost domestic agricultural production and increase food security.

Edun, who spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday to mark the country’s 64th Independence Day, declared that the era of heavy food importation must end, positioning this shift as a cornerstone of the government’s economic recovery plan.

He reiterated that the government was committed to supporting small-scale farmers by providing critical inputs like seeds and fertilizer under schemes such as the Nigerian Agricultural Growth Scheme, stressing that the support would focus on enhancing both the wet and dry season harvests, reducing the need for imports in the short term while boosting productivity in the long term.