Wheat Value Chain Transformation Team

The Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) is a component of the general Transformation Agenda of the present administration in Nigeria. One of the identified crop commodities under ATA programme as from the year 2013 is wheat. Its production has over the years witnessed some setbacks which forced the country to spend billions of Naira annually importing it to meet local demand. It is in realization of the need to revamp wheat production in Nigeria so as to be self sufficient in its production that, the Lake Chad Research Institute Maiduguri that has the mandate for the genetic improvement of wheat was given the approval by the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to conduct the second phase of the advocacy / sensitization visit to the wheat growing states of Nigeria which is solely sponsored by the Ministry. The tour which started on the 12^th of July 2013 lasted for 7days and took the team to 7 states of Nigeria.

1.0.2 THE TEAM

Dr O.G. Olabanji           Executive Director, LCRI                             Chairman

Dr Zakari Turaki            SARD-SC National Coordinator, LCRI               Member

Dr D.A.Anogie              HOD Agric Econs & Ext. LCRI                       Member

Prof I. U. Abubakar Irrigation Agronomist, IAR, ABU Zaria                       Member

Prof Sani Miko             Country Director -  S G 2000, Kano                  Member

Mrs. Tititola Akinpelu      Desk Officer (Wheat) FMA&RD, Abuja              Member

Zainab Usman (Mrs.)       FMA&RD – Abuja                                     Member

Umar Mohd. Makki        FMA&RD – Abuja                                   Member

Mohammed A. Sadiq       Farm Broadcaster – LCRI                            Rappateur

Rasheed S.A.              FMA& RD- Abuja                                     Secretary