The food sufficiency goal of the federal government is set to receive a major boost through collaboration between WACOT Rice Limited and the Kebbi State government.
The food sufficiency journey started sometime in June 2016 when President Muhammadu Buhari announced in a Ramadan meeting with members of the business community that his administration would make the country self-sufficient in rice production within 18 months.
The president was obviously not satisfied with the fact that the country was still importing food in the face of a foreign exchange crisis and Nigeria, being Africa’s largest consumer of rice, devours about six million metric tonnes of rice annually mostly imported from India, Thailand and Brazil.
The president submitted that Nigeria should be able to produce what it eats and export its excess. 14 months after the declaration, the president’s dream is gradually becoming a reality through the establishment of the West African Cotton Rice Mill (WACOT) in Argungu, Kebbi State which is expected to produce 120,000 metric tons annually and 400 metric tons of rice daily.

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