Ali said: “Importation of rice into the country is not banned but restricted on the point of entry to seaports only
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He said that local rice was now well processed and cheaper than imported one, hence the increase in demand.
Guanah said: “Nigerians are beginning to be more aware that there is so much difference between the locally-produced rice and the imported rice. Local rice is very nutritious
Dangote, who was represented by Abdullahi Sule, the company’s Group Managing Director in charge of sugar production, said the company had set the machinery in motion to invest in Obi, Awe and Doma local government areas of the state
“One hundred and forty hectares of land have been allocated to the exco members for rice cultivation under the Multipurpose Cooperative Societies’ requirements of IFAD and Central Bank of Nigeria
NAN reports that Singer Market is the major market for imported rice and other essential commodities in the commercial city of Kano.
The survey further indicated that a 50kg bag of local rice costs N11,000 as against its previous price of N12,500
Reacting to the report, the Chairman of the company said rather than abuse the import quota, his company has contributed immensely in enhancing the country’s local rice production through its Kano plant
Speaking at a programme to flag-off this year’s Dry Season Rice Farming and distribution of agricultural inputs and small irrigation scheme equipment at Itoikin Rice Field, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olajide Bashorun, disclosed that the programme is aimed at boosting rice production
He described the 1999 Constitution as “a schedule to Decree 24 of 1999,” adding: “All you have to do is to repeal that decree and the schedule containing the constitution will disappear
The immediate consequence of the abandonment by government of the agricultural sector was that Nigerians in their numbers imbibed the unquenchable and unproductive appetite for foreign products including foreign rice and other essential commodities that could easily be produced in Nigeria should the enabling environment be created and sustained at the highest level of government
The figure was contained in the 2012 Performance Report on the nation’s economy issued in Abuja by the commission
The letter, signed by the union’s President General, Anthony Nted, and the General Secretary, Aham Ubani, said the review would also reduce smuggling of the commodity
He said: “Presently, Nigeria import more than 5.3 metric tonnes of rice from Thailand annually and that amounts to over $260 billion
He said that the government would encourage private sector involvement in the development of the agriculture sector, particularly rice production, stressing that food importation was affecting the nation negatively
Chukwu explained that the court was convinced with the submissions of counsel to accused applicants that they (accused persons) would always be in court to stand trial when granted bail
The Prosecutor, Daniel Apochi, told the court that the accused committed the offences between February 2011 and March 2013
According to him, the scheme will not only create jobs and increase the livelihood of farmers but has already increased the production of seeds companies from 1,500 tonnes to 5,000 tonnes
A report put together by a group of journalists in Abuja, who toured some of the ravaged areas of the country, says that concerns on food security are coming at a time when the Federal Government is contemplating the implementation of increased tariffs for importation of rice and eventually stopping importation by 2015