He stressed that beneficiaries were not required to pay any fee to access the intervention.
He said the truck drivers now charge N20,000 per trip, as against N14,000 in the previous season.
According to him, the registration will enable farmers to benefit from agricultural programmes.
Mr Oke praised government efforts but sought stronger policies to boost productivity.
He urged the government to ensure that farmers receive the provided inputs or machinery directly, instead of through “political farmers.”
Mr Oke said local farmers could still meet up with the yearly crop productivity output with strict adherence to NiMet’s directives and predictions.
He said the state had taken initiatives to enhance food security through climate-smart seed production.
The minister said mechanisation farming was crucial for agriculture as it would support food production in the country.
He said they were working with the respective farmers’ associations to register more dry-season farmers.
By 2022, the apex bank had revealed that at least 4.8 million farmers had benefited from the programme.
