Mr Kadafur said 24,500 farmers in Borno would benefit from the support targeting 49,000 farmers in the North-East.
Fifteen million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity.
The February figure was previously put at 140.7, which was a record at the time.
The overall rise last month was driven by an 8.5 per cent increase in the FAO Vegetable Oils Price Index, a new record high.
According to the report, Nigeria’s insecurity and high inflation rates will likely worsen food shortage and starvation.
Conflict, pests and diseases, economic challenges, effects of COVID-19 among others were listed as the cause.
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