nonjebose:
1 and 2 ? The market association and zoning stuff is not necessary. The other points are ok with some modifications. Improved seed varieties with good yield and shorter production time should be aggressively distributed to farmers. Loans to rice farmers, with single digit interest.

EWAagoyin:
have been rice ever since , kaduna local rice and its very very ok and good 10k per bag and no stones atall atall

Tripleclick:


Sources: http://jonaztales..com.ng/2016/11/7-key-ways-to-solve-rice-production.html?m=1

A7:
We import rice from private owned mills of other countries, private individuals conceive the idea, procure the prerequisites and set up a working mill. Here our business moguls do the complete opposite, they rather source forex to import, sell, and make profit than plant, harvest, process and export.

@Op, I was expecting "raw materials" to be first on your list, that need to be emphasize upon. The recent tomato processing and packaging company set by Dangote in Kano was shut few months after commissioning due to lack of raw materials. If there are bumper harvests in sequence you will be surprised by the number of new working companies that will springle up with or without federal government's help.

Effective solution:

This is what the FG is doing and it is yielding good result. To increase local production the FG launched the anchor borrowers scheme, a programme that give loan to farmers at an interest rate of 9% in order to curb the appetite of heavily importing foodstuff that we can produce locally.

The programme also covers training the farmers on use of modern farming technology, provision of seed varieties with good yield, and the do's and dont's of irrigation farming.

The first state to benefit from this scheme is Kebbi who produced 1.2 million metric tonnes of rice in its first harvest, and currently projecting 1.8 million metric tonnes in this coming harvest.

An almost moribund rice mill in kebbi that was set up since 2006 is now working well and has even increase production due to this promising initiative.

The Fg has also promised to extend this programme to 13 more states, aiming to replicate Kebbi's success and also sustain it.

This I believe is a reasonable solution to the current Rice dilemma we're enveloped in.

nonjebose:
1 and 2 ? The market association and zoning stuff is not necessary. The other points are ok with some modifications. Improved seed varieties with good yield and shorter production time should be aggressively distributed to farmers. Loans to rice farmers, with single digit interest.

EWAagoyin:
on point, also construction of 2 gigantic rice mill each in kaduna,eboyin,rivers,benue and ogunAnambra state will also help