Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday June 07, 2016 inaugurated the National Task Force on Rice and Wheat Production, with the following Terms of Reference:
I. To set up production targets for rice and wheat in the participating states;
II. To determine the scope and particulars for government support needed towards the attainment of the set targets;
III. To consider and proffer the best off-take and marketing arrangements that will encourage maximum effort among the farmers/millers;
IV. To determine the rice and wheat value chain deficiencies and recommend solutions for addressing them;
V. To mobilize farmers and millers in identified target states to engage the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme and other available support facilities;
VI. To establish timelines for the delivery of goals set by the Task Force.
