BEVERLY HILLS, June 07, (THEWILL) – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated a presidential task force to boost rice and wheat production in the country.
This was disclosed on Tuesday, by Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, at the end of a meeting which Osinbajo had with some selected state Governors and the President of Wheat farmers association, and President of the Rice farmers association.
“His Excellency the Vice President invited few state governors, the executive governors of Kano,Kebbi and Ebonyi, the Minister of State for Agriculture, the President of Wheat farmers association, and President of the Rice farmers association,” Baguda revealed.
“And inaugurated a presidential committee / task force on rice and wheat that will help in identifying all that we need to do in order to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice and wheat and step up current efforts to produce those commodities in Nigeria.
“We should be able to achieve the target within a short time that will lead to our national aspirations.
“There has been significant achievement in that respect, this last season the executive governor of Kano and myself supported our farmers to produce more wheat and wheat farmers have signed an agreement with the flower millers by which the flower millers agreed to obtain all that the wheat farmers are able to provide.
“We are seeing increasing interest in rice as well, many millers are now willing to work with farmer group.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has always emphasized the importance of farming and farmers to the Nigerian economy and it is important that they get rewarded for their efforts, the governor of Kano had been doing a lot and it is a model that we will copy.”
Story by David Oputah
