In a major push to strengthen national food security, the Federal Government has established a technical committee to accelerate livestock development and staple crop production across the country.
The committee is mandated to expedite strategic interventions in the agricultural sector, with a focus on expanding the production of wheat and other staple crops while advancing livestock development.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima constituted the technical committee on Tuesday during a high-level meeting on agricultural sector performance and strategic interventions held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Addressing members of the newly constituted committee, Shettima charged them to cross-pollinate ideas and swiftly develop a comprehensive implementation blueprint for strategic interventions across the agricultural value chain.
The meeting followed a broader consultative session convened last week by President Bola Tinubu, which brought together key stakeholders from the agricultural and other economic sectors to outline measures to boost domestic food supply and stabilise the economy.
