Rice production on the rise in Nigeria

The Presidential villa yesterday play host to all the stake holders in Rice production, milling and distribution across the country.

Due to good government policies on agriculture in Nigeria. Nigeria's rice production has greatly improved from 5.7 million metric tonnes of paddy to 17 million metric tonnes. 

"The President hosted the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Rice Millers Association and Rice Distributors, together with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as well as Ministers, where he received presentation about the successes in agriculture and the rice value chain.

"He received report that today in Nigeria we are almost producing about 17 million metric tonnes of paddy per annum, up from as little as 5.7 million metric tonnes two and half years ago. The milling capacity has increased; eight new mills were commissioned last year alone with the installed milling capacity almost doubling," he said.

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