Originalsly:


The question is..... will we ever produce adequate rice to sustain us if we keep importing rice?
They are doing us a favour.... helping us to be self sufficient by force.

Economics do not work by force
China tried it and it fvcked them up
India did same and it fvcked them up too

It is INCENTIVES that work
Not force

Black man likes to put the cart before the horse
Hence his inferior status in the world.


It is AFTER you have subsidised input for farmers, given all the necessary support, and increased productivity THAT you then do the protectionist moves

That way, the gap is closed easily

But Nigeria is a country where most people lack sense
So I am not surprised with this dumb move

Nice one from Niger Republic, Nigeria must rise.

The newly system of smuggling rice into Nigeria from Niger Republic



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GGC5R-IsE4

einsteine:
First you raise your production, then you can apply protectionist measures.

If other countries retaliate against our own limited exports now, what would we do?

Nigeria cannot produce even 5% of the production yet Buhari's number one goal is to ban.

Expect rice prices to top 40K per bag.

This is what Buhari did in his military regime that people started queuing to get milk.

Socialist nonsense.

Exactly

Kaybex007:


Well, let me tell you more about me which you do not know, I currently sit inside AC cuz i am making money from my poultry business , I rear chickens and turkeys, which means I am one of those citizens wishing the Nigeria economy well. If you don't mind, you can come and join me and let me teach you how poultry business works.

I like you my brother, its time for you to be richer since poultry products are also smuggled into the country.

Ibusho:


It will be cheaper if you yourself go back to farm to produce more rice. You sit inside AC and you want to eat cheap rice abi

This is not an intelligent thing to say

Why now that xmas is around the corner.... what have they been waiting for since January.... awon oni ranu

Our president said we achieved self sufficiency in rice production. Now we would see our rice chop and clean mouth. Thunder fire liars.

Barbilius:


http://saharareporters.com/2019/09/10/niger-republic-bans-rice-export-nigeria

DexterousOne:


This is not an intelligent thing to say

can you please share you own intelligent thing for us to learn from?

9jatriot:
Leadership is about making the best decisions for your subjects and still have those subjects you are trying to protect insult you because of immediate pains without considering the future gains. Moses felt it when he tried to lead the Israelite out of the slavery in Egypt. Only a good leader is abe to stand his ground amidst blackmail especially when his conscience is clear.

How about closing the borders so we can start buying made in Nigeria cars and trucks?

... says a person with absolutely ZERO knowledge of Nigerian's production capacity. When you hear an APC zombie talking you know you are hearing a person who is only capable of parroting what Lai Mohammed says.

Lamasta:
Our interest as a nation should be protected first before thinking of others....

We have enough rice to sustain us as a nation

Let's development our local contents.

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Saao:
I came from middle belt, my dad and uncles are rice farmers, I also farm but as it stand today majority of them are no longer farming. It cut across the entire region due to herdmen activities

Acknowledged. But your submission is still based on assumptions. How come price of rice has come down?

I see Dangote making a move for Dangote rice now.

Ooh thnks for d info.

RTSC2:

It is not trade war.
That Is exactly what buhari asked them to do.

RTSC2:

It is not trade war.
That Is exactly what buhari asked them to do.

Finally! Someone is talking sense.

Since we close our borders, our neigbhouring countries has been feeling the heat all because of rice among other things they export to our country legally and illegally. Nigeria is interested in stopping rice importation and not other things coming from them.
Make rice exportation illegal in your countries and we will open back our border. Simple!!

Sunnick:
Our neighbours and greedy insiders are killing us

How's that?

Lamasta:


We have enough rice to sustain us as a nation

Who told u that?

kareemkamil:
Nice one from Niger Republic, Nigeria must rise.

Rise from where to where?

Originalsly:


The question is..... will we ever produce adequate rice to sustain us if we keep importing rice?
They are doing us a favour.... helping us to be self sufficient by force.

U don't force people to self sufficient. U create an environment backed up by incentives to achieve self sufficiency

distributeinc:
America, Britain, all big European nations and African nations have been applying protectionist measures for decades, it is normal, Nigeria must take advantage of its market, it's our biggest resource and export.

What is d current level of rice production in.Nigeria?

lexy2014:


U don't force people to self sufficient. U create an environment backed up by incentives to achieve self sufficiency

What can the FG do to create the environment you speak of?.... and what incentives do you suggest? If imported rice is banned..... people would be 'forced' to produce locally. The more they produce... the lower would be the price. This is a matter of supply and demand.... a demand is created.... people would move to supply.

DexterousOne:



Economics do not work by force
China tried it and it fvcked them up
India did same and it fvcked them up too

It is INCENTIVES that work
Not force

Black man likes to put the cart before the horse
Hence his inferior status in the world.


It is AFTER you have subsidised input for farmers, given all the necessary support, and increased productivity THAT you then do the protectionist moves

That way, the gap is closed easily

But Nigeria is a country where most people lack sense
So I am not surprised with this dumb move

What China and India did by force that messed them up economically? If you make a statement...you should be able to back it up...right or wrong. Give your reasons...I'll get back to you.

Originalsly:


What China and India did by force that messed them up economically? If you make a statement...you should be able to back it up...right or wrong. Give your reasons...I'll get back to you.

Okay when China under Mao did yhwie autarky experiment
Millions died of starvation
And their economy was a wreck

It was when Deng Xiaoping opened up the Chinese economy to foreign capital, foreign investment and market based economics that China grew in leaps and bounds.

Market based economic a ALWAYS WORK
Closing your borders does not work
It does not help you

India at some point tried the autarky experiment too (tho briefly) and they were fvcked too
Until they are practicing the market based economics and the economy is better even tho the country Is still corrupt

Buhari mentality belongs to the era of autarky

Giving incentives to achieve policy objectives is what works

The Nigerian telecoms sector is testament to that.

The Nigerian banks are also testament to that.

I hope the fertiliser and refinery bubu is building will have the same policy, inuits

Banning importation to Nigeria will not work. But this ban from Niger against Nigeria will hold water. They have a stiffer system than Nigeria. Las Las we go face our own

Originalsly:


What can the FG do to create the environment you speak of?.... and what incentives do you suggest? If imported rice is banned..... people would be 'forced' to produce locally. The more they produce... the lower would be the price. This is a matter of supply and demand.... a demand is created.... people would move to supply.

How much rice is Nigeria presently producing? How much rice do Nigerians consume?

Hope they will bans politicians for going abroad for treatment

9jatriot:
Leadership is about making the best decisions for your subjects and still have those subjects you are trying to protect insult you because of immediate pains without considering the future gains. Moses felt it when he tried to lead the Israelite out of the slavery in Egypt. Only a good leader is abe to stand his ground amidst blackmail especially when his conscience is clear.

true

Drhighchief11:
We have our local rice. Let's patronize made in Nigeria goods.

foreign rice is cheaper wen compared with local

lexy2014:


How much rice is Nigeria presently producing? How much rice do Nigerians consume?

Figures we don't know.... what we can agree on is Nigeria is not producing enough rice to meet consumer demand.

Originalsly:


Figures we don't know.... what we can agree on is Nigeria is not producing enough rice to meet consumer demand.

Figures is where u should have started ur discussion from. B4 I share d figures with u, let me tell u what buhari & osinbajo said about this issue this year.

In February this year, osinbajo said that Nigeria produces 90 per cent of the rice it consumes.

Buhari only last month said that Nigeria has attained food security and that d country is now self sufficient in food production especially in rice production.

According 2u, "what we can agree on is Nigeria is not producing enough rice to meet consumer demand".

Its either u are wrong or buhari/osinbajo are wrong. Who is wrong?