MizMyColi:
For years, Nigeria has been moving on without particularly hearing any complain about rice shortage.

For the first time in a long time, we saw that rice did not increase in price during festive seasons.

The past administration did a good job on agriculture, one which this govt. Should be consolidating upon.

Who is the retired colonel to make such pronouncements? He has no constitutional right to do so.

I imagine that an announcement like this was made in a GEJ era, the bile and anguish would be unquantifiable.

Try to look at the bigger picture here, and how the ban has helped our local industries.
Before now, I didn't know what Ofada rice was. It seems to be the inthing these days.
I also learned that some of the rice we consume because we think they're imported are actually made and packaged here...because that's the only way it can go down our throats (knowing they're imported).

If that were the case, then we should import everything. We'll see how we'll move forward from there. When it's convenient for you guys, you scream Things will get worse before they get better...but when it isn't you scream Good Move!...all in a bid to sound politically correct and justify the government you installed.

With the rate some of you are going to justify whatever this government churns out, I hope you're ready to give same justification to your already dying conscience.

Republlican:
This is not a good news, it will affect our local rice industries in a negative way

When we need to help our local industries to grow so they can.employ our jobless youths.
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Ilekeh:
We're now importing rice?

Can Nigeria just be good at something besides oil?

Can I ever say "My country Nigeria exports textile, cocoa, chicken, rice, palm oil technology etc to other countries"?

SenseiX:

Do you actually think before commenting or are you a programmed robot to automatically kiss ass no matter how stupid the proposal is.

This has basically destroyed all Jonathan and Adesina's efforts to boost local rice production.
Only big time rice smugglers like the Vaswani brothers would benefit from this. As always, Change .

bushdoc9919:


For health reasons...I hope to reduce my rice intake completely.

Ilekeh:


Not yet. Give me 5 more years aiight. But many of you are in the position and location to make this happen, but you don't.

Instead many, especially from Aba, IMPORT fake goods to sell in Nigerian markets.

Even an Asian had to tell us that everything in NIgeria is imported.

greaterlove:



The nigerian rice production has really grown. If you go round the market you will discover that there are a lot of made in nigeria rice in the market. Our rice has moved away from the abakaliki rice you grew up with. We now have very good refined made in nigeria rice

Keneking:
Great...source

This government is working

lalasticlala

Segadem:
it is u that did not read the news.
pls answer these question faithfully

How many time did u eat local rice this year?
Don't u think the imported rice u have been eating were smuggled in?
Don't u think these smugglers enriched the labouring countries?
Oga Rome was not built in a day,before we can ban foreign rice outrightly ,let our supply out way our demand.

SenseiX:

Do you actually think before commenting or are you a programmed robot to automatically kiss ass no matter how stupid the proposal is.

This has basically destroyed all Jonathan and Adesina's efforts to boost local rice production.
Only big time rice smugglers like the Vaswani brothers would benefit from this. As always, Change .

ANBAKO:
What of the millions of metric tonnes of rice that GEJ said they were producing? How could you produce this amount without visible farms?

In a bid to win the presidential election at all cost they resorted to lie and figure fabrication. Where is that Agric minister that was all over the place dishing out this figures?

May God help us.

comos:

go to nassarawa, abuja, kogi, kwara, ebonyi, gombe, et.c and see for yourself.
instead of sitting down in lagos and typing rubbish

JuanDeDios:

Your post is based on the misguided view that we produce enough rice. We don't. Imported rice is sold all over our cities, ban or no ban. The only thing achieved by the ban was enriching smugglers and denying government of revenue. That is, apart from creating a false sense of achievement for Jonathan and Adesina who ran the agriculture ministry by propaganda than anything else.

jamesbridget13:
namely?I mean d product, may be i can try n see.

Soneh:
I THOUGHT THEY SAID THE SAINTLY CUSTOM BOSS WILL COME AND RESTORE SANITY TO THE NIGERIAN CUSTOM ,SO NOW INSTEAD GUARDING OUR BORDERS AND MAKING SURE SUCH BANNED PRODUCTS DON'T COME INTO OUR COUNTRY THEY OPTED FOR AN EASIER OPTION WHICH WAS LIFTING THE BAN .SO MUCH FOR THE MUCH TOUTED SAINT

Ilekeh:
We're now importing rice?

Can Nigeria just be good at something besides oil?

Can I ever say "My country Nigeria exports textile, cocoa, chicken, rice, palm oil technology etc to other countries"?

Ilekeh:
We're now importing rice?

Can Nigeria just be good at something besides oil?

Can I ever say "My country Nigeria exports textile, cocoa, chicken, rice, palm oil technology etc to other countries"?

BobUg28:



1....Ebony Rice from Ebonyi State
2...Mama's Pride from Nasarawa State
3...Ashi Rice from Benue State...etc

Go figure right!

BobUg28:
This is good I must say. The purpose wasn't to discourage local production. It's one of the measures to boast our IGR.

I'm in support of the move. Thank God for the policy. It'll help reduce the cost of rice in the market. Am a trader, dealing basically on imported rice; Thailand, Vietnam, Indian, and basmati rice...During the period when the importation of foreign rice was banned, it grossly affected our market price. But watch out now that it has been approved, the price'll gradually reduce.

CHANGE!!!

SenseiX:

Do you actually think before commenting or are you a programmed robot to automatically kiss ass no matter how stupid the proposal is.

This has basically destroyed all Jonathan and Adesina's efforts to boost local rice production.
Only big time rice smugglers like the Vaswani brothers would benefit from this. As always, Change .

Segadem:
wetin u know self? the your "acclaimed self sufficient rice production" cannot feed Lagosians one day not talk of the whole Nigeria.
How many of these your self sufficient rice dhey for market?
Do u know how many tonnes of rice smuggled into this country per day?

NB I'm not against local production but when locally made food supply can not meet-up the demand of a nation,then why banning the importation ? that's criminal

nationwide1:

Who told you that local production cannot meet the demand of the nation? Who conducted the research and when was the research conducted?

Your blind support has obliterated your sense of reasoning.

Do you know that if agricultural sector is well harnessed, 3 states ( Benue, Taraba and Adamawa) can feed Nigeria with rice and still export excess?

Do you know that the aforementioned 3 states have been producing very high quantity of rice but since it is not processed ( parboiled), some Nigerians don't go for them?

You really spoke as a Nigerian that has lived in only one region of the country.

tolulakin:


You really need to visit a few farms. Even in OSUN State, the quantity of rice being produced by one relatively unknown Ajogbe Farms will amaze you.

Stop castigating Jonathan ignorantly....even if he failed in everything, rice production was a yes for him...you should get informed instead of this show of ignorance.