Tobi Soniyi in Abuja
The Federal Government has established a National Rice and Wheat Task Force to set targets that will yield comprehensible and self-evident results in rice and wheat production in the country.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said the vice president inaugurated the task force on Tuesday at the State House.
Osinbajo said:“What we are trying to achieve is that agriculture is our main stay and we are trying to evolve a strategy for our economy, a strategy for employment and a strategy for feeding our people,”
He said the the need to feed the people was the focus of the Buhari administration.
“Rice and wheat are our main focus, and making sure that in one year we can show the world that we are serious,” he said.
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