The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari; Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; the Minister of Budget Planning, Atiku Bagudu, and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector have met to boost food production and reduce food inflation. The meeting, which held at the weekend in Abuja, was in line with the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of food security emergency, under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro Pocket (NAGS-AP) Programme. Speaking after the meeting, Kyari stated that the objective of the forum was to also review the implementation of the 2023/2024 dry season wheat production implemented in 15 wheat-producing states of the Federation. The Minister said there were observed lapses in the implementation process, hence the need for collective and comprehensive evaluation of efforts to be put in place and proffer remedial measures to forestall their reoccurrence. To tackle some of the challenges recorded during the first phase of the programme, he said officers would be deployed to manage and coordinate the supply chain activities. In his remarks, Edun said there were substantial intervention funds for the agric sector to produce more rice, maize, wheat, and cassava.