The Federal Government has said the country will soon overcome its present food shortage and inflation, which has reached 40 per cent, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, ABUBAKAR KYARI, stated this during an interview with newsmen.

KYARI said president TINUBU’S government has measures in place to address the present food inflation and increase food production in the country, adding that the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end.

The minister added that some of the reasons for the acute food shortage in the country are seasonal reasons, reduced landmass, flooding, and others, noting that the federal government is further ramping up moves for mechanized farming with the distribution of fertilizers to farmers and efforts to purchase tractors.