slowice:
You mean they are smiling to the bank after making Nigerians pay outrageous amount for local rice? Rice that they cannot properly destone, sort and polish? Must we pay heavy amount for poor products?

slowice:
You mean they are smiling to the bank after making Nigerians pay outrageous amount for local rice? Rice that they cannot properly destone, sort and polish? Must we pay heavy amount for poor products?

Kingluqman:
And numerous Nigerians Dey cry to hospitals because the rice wan finish our teeth.

slowice:
You mean they are smiling to the bank after making Nigerians pay outrageous amount for local rice? Rice that they cannot properly destone, sort and polish? Must we pay heavy amount for poor products?

Nurallionaire:
All dos dt says d rice contain stones are idiots

Some of dem hv never even touch an ordinary hoe
Nd u ar talking rubbish
If u quote me I will slap u buharistically.

slowice:
You mean they are smiling to the bank after making Nigerians pay outrageous amount for local rice? Rice that they cannot properly destone, sort and polish? Must we pay heavy amount for poor products?

The closure of Nigerian borders has energised rice farmers in the country who are now smiling to the bank due, the Minister for State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, has said.

According to a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES by the agriculture ministry, Mr Shehuri said this at the Livestock House of the ministry in Mando, Kaduna State on Saturday.

“They are smiling to the banks with the impressive sales they have recorded and this opportunity has created more jobs, not only in rice production but also livestock and other commodities,” he said.

Apart from the closure of the borders, which the minister says has benefitted the rice farmers, the federal government has also implemented major policies to favour local production of rice, Nigeria’s major staple food.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme, despite its numerous challenges, has contributed to local rice production.

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, “the programme thrust of the Anchor Borrowers Programme is provision of farm inputs in kind and cash (for farm labour) to smallholder farmers to boost production of these commodities, stabilise inputs supply to agro-processors and address the country’s negative balance of payments on food.”

The programme, among other things, is expected to increase banks’ financing to the agriculture sector and to create a new generation of farmers as well as to boost employment.

In his speech, the agric minister described Nigerian farmers as a very determined and hard-working workforce.

He said they work tirelessly even without assistance from the government to improve the country’s economy and put food on the table of Nigerian homes.

“We look at agriculture as an enterprising business and we assure Nigerians of better jobs from the type of growth that will result from it,” he said.

The minister also assured farmers that the government will sell equipment to them at 50 per cent discount.

This is to support and make farming equipment accessible to local farmers in order to achieve food sufficiency and economic growth in Nigeria, he said.

Mr Shehuri said his visit was basically to ensure that the staff and management team of the ministry in the Kaduna office worked in tandem with the objectives of the government in improving the farmers capacity towards achieving food security for the teeming population of Nigeria.

“We will ensure that the equipment and farm inputs procured by the ministry get directly to the people they are meant for (farmers) because they are the bedrock of government investment designed to achieve the government’s policy of economic diversification and growth through the agricultural sector,” he said.

The minister said farming equipment would be subsidised to show the government’s commitment and determination to improve farmers production capacity and actualise the food sufficiency policy and income generation of the current administration.

In his remarks, the North West Zonal Director, FMARD, Mathew Owolabi, pledged the support of the zone to achieve its mandate and the Next Level agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari in the agriculture sector, in terms of job creation, economic growth and food security.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/agriculture/agric-news/360990-border-closure-nigerian-rice-farmers-smiling-to-the-bank-minister.html?

Devilfriend:



Yen yen yen...

You no get shame at all.

One pesin smile to the bank among over 250m people because of border closure and you are here typing rubbish.

Anyway, let me leave you till tomorrow I need to sleep in time so that I will be able to wake up in time.

I must beat Ajah traffic so that I will have about 1 and half hours to deal with you here on Nairaland before I go to my sit tomorrow morning.

I must not cheat nature because of suya seller.

Straight to my bed!

post=83745914:

No food for a lazy man.
The Lazy youths that are not ready to work will all be at the wits end, while the hardworking and honest Nigerians are smiling to the bank everyday.


Slow and steady we are moving to a New and better Nigeria.
God bless our darling nation.

Good governance.
God bless our darling President Muhammadu Buhari for all that he is doing to make our once battered and raped nation work again.
It will end in praise.

GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

post=83745919:

Another one?
From the next step to the NEXT LEVEL!

Your moniker Confirms it all!

Some people ask; where are the achievements? Well, if they are of such mindset, unfortunately they can't be helped. We don't have the authority to mix spittle with clay, put on their eyes, and direct them to go to Siloam pool, wash, and come back seeing. Once anybody decides to be willfully blind, no matter what you push in front of his eyes, he wouldn't see. If he decides to be willfully deaf, even if there are thunder peals by his ears, he won't hear.

freethinker01:
This is the dumbest post I've seen all year... I pity your progeny

freethinker01:
This is the dumbest post I've seen all year... I pity your progeny

Jaybnjamin:



Have never seen someone so jobless and inept like you dude.
How can masturbating all over topics on Nairaland be your work on a daily.
Dude you dey try shaa.
Which time you come dey get for your grills

Freshbaba95:
Rice that is full of stone, and very expensive for that matter.

wirinet:

That is rice that was not passed through a destoning machine.

I bought rice from Abakiliki last week at N18k and it has no single stone. The only issue is that it was not as white as imported rice.

Below is the rice and the destoning machine

wirinet:

That is rice that was not passed through a destoning machine.

I bought rice from Abakiliki last week at N18k and it has no single stone. The only issue is that it was not as white as imported rice.

Below is the rice and the destoning machine

Yampotatocarrot:


Please, what is the name of the rice you bought for that amount?

Also, you posted the picture of the destoning machine, does that mean you did the destoning yourself or what?

slowice:
You mean they are smiling to the bank after making Nigerians pay outrageous amount for local rice? Rice that they cannot properly destone, sort and polish? Must we pay heavy amount for poor products?

Offpoint:
Any guy/man who doesn't eat Fufu is a gay...
Not surprised your name said it all.










Goodnight

gbebodye:
[s]It's actually good news if "our Nigerian rice farmers" are smiling to the bank o...it's about time

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