The Dangote Group has pledged to change Nigeria from a nation that imports rice to a major exporter of the staple food.

The group said that its 150,000 hectares rice farmlands in Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara States as well as 10 rice mills it was establishing in different parts of the country would deliver one million tons of rice annually.

This was disclosed by Dangote Group’s Executive Director, Kunt Ulvmoen, when he spoke to captains of commerce and industry during the Dangote’s Special Day, at the ongoing 33rd Lagos International Trade Fair.



According to Mr Ulvmoen, the group had been known to be the number one in rice business in Nigeria until it took the decision to terminate any commodity trading that would not achieve value addition on locally.

Notwithstanding, consumers were still asking for the Dangote rice years after the group’s decision to terminate rice importation, he said.

“So what do we do? We are entering into rice farming and processing and targeting a million tons output annually.

“We are already active in the farms. We have already got some paddy rice in some silos. We are also challenging others to do what we are setting out to do in order to make rice an exportable product in Nigeria,” Ulvmoen added.

“What is very important in Nigeria is the gas. There is so much gas in the oil field that is still burnt. But this gas is very important for the production of energy in the country. And we want to make sure that there is gas in the pipeline. Nigeria needs to utilize all natural resources especially oil and gas.



“We have our sugar refinery in Apapa with capacity for 1.4 million tons annually. But we also want to reduce the importation of raw sugar. So, we are improving our plantation for sugar cane. We want Nigeria to be as independent as possible from sugar import,” he said.

“We are creating jobs. If you want to reduce kidnapping or extremism you have to create jobs. Nobody wants to do that if he can avoid it,” he added.

In addition, he said Dangote has 29 million tons installed capacity for cement production.

Also speaking, the Group Executive Director, Halima Aliko Dangote, said the company recognised its partnership with LCCI, which she said, has been growing over the years.



“The bond is even more significant as one of own, Mr. Knut Ulvmoen is one of the Deputy Presidents of the Chamber. He has been a very active member of the Chamber,” Ms Halima said.

The President of the LCCI, Babatunde Paul Ruwase, described the Dangote Group as a critical enabler in connecting businesses in Africa.

He said, “There is no home in Nigeria that lacks a Dangote product that are very essential to our daily lives.”


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First target should be self sufficiency to the extent it drives the price down. Then we can export.

This is the best time to venture into agriculture.

From farming, poultry, fishing, snails, bees, grasses, flowers, cash crops, processing, packaging, marketing, livestock, etc - opportunities full ground.

Na this kind man I dey believe when him talk, no be all those polithiefians.

The truth is that eh, the guy up copied what I wanted to say... guy u be thief


That will be a good news. And if we can export rice, it definitely going to be cheaper

Positive and uplifting topics like this no dey get attention and traffic, because it's not about Tinubu or VP Osinbajo ..


Useless Nigerian youths, na useless rubbish only concern them.

God bless Ogbeni Dangote.

netpro:
First target should be self sufficiency to the extent it drives the price down. Then we can export.

This is the best time to venture into agriculture.

From farming, poultry, fishing, snails, bees, grasses, flowers, cash crops, processing, packaging, marketing, livestock, etc - opportunities full ground.

Dangote and his kind are doing their part, the only missing part are the Nigerian youths and the average Nigerian, they are totally blind to the huge opportunities and money in farming, they prefer office jobs and quick money..

Dangote, the "Jack of all trades, and Master of Some.


Please Dangote, leave rice and focus on your refinery.

Boss
You wonder how just a man is richer than a while country and you shudder in amazement

Soon.
Everything in Nigeria, Soon.... will be.... about to.... tomorrow.... is set to.....

Do it first Abeg. And report after you have done it complete.
News is a report of something that HAS HAPPENED.

not something that will soon, about to, after tomorrow, before next week... may be.... 50-50...

Possibly, but do we have the comparative advantage? Especially with the myriads or challenges we are currently facing, chiefly poor power supply.

Good news.

Government try something several times and fail
Dangote tries it once and succeeds..

We need to hand over Nigeria to this guy

Ok

This will be a very big achievement.........

Besides Dating A DJ, What Else Shows That A Lady Is Not Serious With Her Life??�

netpro:
First target should be self sufficiency to the extent it drives the price down. Then we can export.

This is the best time to venture into agriculture.

From farming, poultry, fishing, snails, bees, grasses, flowers, cash crops, processing, packaging, marketing, livestock, etc - opportunities full ground.

exporting stone and rice to white people excellent

I believe Dangote in anything he says he will do.

Benin republic won't like this news


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Make it cheaper for us to afford before exporting hanhan

We pray so

Oh yeah, when Nigerians can't even afford to buy the rice now.
The deception in this Nigeria is now total.
But don't let Bill Gates hear this.

CNN, not Nigeria, reaps loads of the profits from Dangote group through nearly every half an hour adverts to merely mention Dangote Group on CNN.

Good news for Dangote and shareholders. Good news for the economy. Good news for the Labour sector. Good news for me because by this time next year, I'll be flexing the proceeds of my harvest. This rice stuff has brought up so many opportunities for those who are willing to explore the sector and create additional streams of income.

Dangote is Breaking Boundaries and Taking Over

Smart man, make I sell my rice farm give you join

idesylvester:
The truth is that eh, the guy up copied what I wanted to say... guy u be thief


That will be a good news. And if we can export rice, it definitely going to be cheaper

As cement is very cheap

Nigeria has been exporting rice but the same rice finds its way back to Nigeria as foreign rice.
It is not new to some of us......

PDP will not like this news. PDP’s mission is to impoverish Nigerians as much as possible. Evil people.

lonelydora:
Dangote, the "Jack of all trades, and Master of Some.


Please Dangote, leave rice and focus on your refinery.

Leave rice for you?

Alhaji walahi I too like you, l

Hummm