The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, ABUBAKAR KYARI, has assured that the Federal Government is working tirelessly to address the high food inflationary trend.

The minister, in a New Year message, said he heard the complaints by citizens about the cost of food during the festive season, as well as the diminished purchasing power.

While pointing out that the affordability of food has been impacted by transportation, infrastructure barriers and exchange rate volatility, he, however, assured that the Federal Government was working to boost food production with the launch of dry season farming in November 2023, targeting wheat, rice, maize, and cassava.

KYARI appealed to farmers to continue to heed the expert advice of Extension Service Agents and called on all stakeholders in the agriculture and food security sector to be alert to the prospects and opportunities that the New Year presents.

The minister, who applauded state governments that have made interventions, disclosed that, this year, they would not only round off the dry season farming which commenced in November last year, but also have the full wet season farming, and thereafter commence the next dry season farming.