efilefun:
So funny how some retarded things will come on here to spew trash, apart from saving some forex which could have gone into importation of rice, jobs are being created but all their brain is programmed to do is call buhari names

Nigeria has no business producing rice. Nigeria has no comparative advantage in rice production hence the massive smuggling.

And who told you imported rice does not create jobs? All the bukas selling rice, are those not jobs?

kickhard:
Fellow Nigerians, can we for once be realistic in our dealings and expectations.
While it is good news and a welcome development to know we can feed ourselves, I'm still surprised at how many educated adults in Nigeria still fall for the antics of the career politicians.

FACTS:
1. The land mass for rice cultivation in Ebonyi State should be twice the size in Anambra State.
2. Anambra has a standard irrigation for rice farmers(Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority), even though they still plant rice once in a year because it's non-functional, but Ebonyi has no irrigation farm for rice production or for any other crop.
3. Anambra State govt has shown a great support for rice farmers in the State through introduction of high yield seedlings (e.g. Farrow 44), and the provision of loans (up to 10m per selected farmer) for standard processing (De-stoning machines) for wider acceptability; Ebonyi farmers have received little or no support from their govt.
4. Anambra State currently produce more tons of rice than Ebonyi State despite the fact that Ebonyi farmers thought their Anambra counterparts, and they also have access to larger land mass. The difference is govt support.
5. If all the inhabitants of Enugu town decide to eat only Abakaliki rice from August that harvest normally begins, not even a grain of it will remain by January
6. Anambra rice has more acceptability status than Abakaliki rice due to the 'de-stoning' addition to their processing, because of govt support

So friends, no matter what the politicians push to the media, you need to think it through because Ebonyi State Gov. is not even planning to initiate irrigation project in his state (to my knowledge), or support the farmers significantly but to boost his public image as if Abakaliki rice was not there before he was born. If Calabar people turn to Abakaliki rice, it will disappear in the market before 3 months at that rate, and we are back to foreign rice square one.

Even the federal govt support for the farmers can only be short-lived without a sustainable program and the will to increase what we have on ground.

In summary, there is a need to expand our local capacity in food (rice) production by laying foundations for such growth, rather than jump around all over the news media celebrating career politicians as if there is a new piece of land added to the existing ones for rice production.

Thanks

What exactly is the basis of this post on this very thread except dick measuring. If you want to talk about the challenges of farming in Anambra and the contribution of govt, kindly create another thread.\ and dont derail my Beautiful Ebonyi thread

timsTNA:
We will sell the rice for 14,500 to the SS, then we'll repackage the rice and sell to AFONJAS for 25,000

'5%' dont need the '97%' to survive

yeah so why you no chop the rice alone if you don't need them. You go fear mumu

grandstar:


Nigeria has no business producing rice. Nigeria has no comparative advantage in rice production hence the massive smuggling.

And who told you imported rice does not create jobs? All the bukas selling rice, are those not jobs?

you're still thinking like a confused person.

grandstar:


Nigeria has no business producing rice. Nigeria has no comparative advantage in rice production hence the massive smuggling.

And who told you imported rice does not create jobs? All the bukas selling rice, are those not jobs?

and selling of local rice will turn those buka owners jobless??

efilefun:
and selling of local rice will turn those buka owners jobless??

Local rice is more expensive.

A better value would be to have invested in crops Nigeria has comparative advantage.

Do you know Ivory Coast earns about $3.5billion from cocoa exports?

Now imagine if the over $1billion invested in rice mills alone was invested in cocoa, cashew, cassava alone instead, what would the returns be like?

The export revenue generated from them would be enough to cover food imports into the country!

ni e one