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Lol these government officials lie for no reason. They probably want social the media bill to stop reporters from exposing them.

vaxx2:
While accepting mechanization is the way forward for a successful cocoa industry, it must be emphasised that world leading cocoa producer must have a say into trade they do better than anyone. The farmer must be compensated handsomely.

Over 36 million naira debt owned by local rice farmers are still yet to be recovered, they have been complaining to both the CBN and presidency for the Goverment to padlock Nigeria border so that, they can enjoy Nigeria market all to themselves. And that is what goverment implement .

Cartel behavior is just a different flavor of protectionism. If the short term plan is to be the opec of cocoa beans ok. The floor price isn't going to farmers much richer. From what I understand it just keeps them at livable wage. Farmers diversifying into other crops and chocolate industry growing around them will.

The world’s chocolate market is worth around $100 billion, of which only $6 billion go to cocoa producers.

Source

Oh the CBN debt is actually interesting to me. I still need to do FOIA about percentage of loans in default. The famers are working in their interest but they'll be at odds with other exporters. Benin and Niger will eventually comply with demands after that

Birth control, taxes, education and Economic growth.

BeachTime:
you don't think there should be 2 child policy ?

No that's stupid and authoritarian. Have you looked up the issues that policy caused in China?

Lol these guta GUTA clowns are too dumb. If they had tact they would make it a political issue like I've said before. The Ghanaian government wont enforce the laws so you're issue is with them ultimately. If you want issue solved kick those set of politicians out in the 2020 election.

All these pointless threats and noise wont do anything. The police will simply reopen shops. Lol it will be funny if the government ends up changing the law to make these shops legal then GUTA will pound sand afterwards.

“Real GDP is expected to grow by 6.4 per cent in 2019, mostly driven by the agriculture and transport sectors.

That's good I expected worse considering its said informal trade with nigeria is 20% of exports. They should restructure their economy past that.

He assured the State government of the continued commitment of the Nis to rid the state of irregular immigrants as well as carry out its core mandate in line with its statutory obligations.

So far Nigeria registered about 17k illegal immigrants. How many have been deported in Nigeria this year?

vaxx2:
what I have been saying , industrialization is the way not agriculture practice like the days of Noah and mosses. You just don't declare you are capable of feeding the whole nation becuse one governor somewhere says he has acquired over 2000 hectares of land and prepared farmers to work on the rice plantation. what if all rice end up with pest destruction. Nigeria needs to think like a smart country, No one close border in 21 century except for war or disease alert .....


Nigeria make una think

I have other threads on industrialization in general. Africa in general needs focus producing secondary goods for export. Primary goods dont command premium since cocoa is cocoa. Ghana and Ivory coast should worry about producing chocolate instead of price fixing cocoa. Doing that takes both countries out of commodity price boom bust cycle. The chocolate market is sweeter than cocoa market anyway.

In recent times, Ghana has imported about US$8 million worth of chocolate a year, but exported US$2 billion in cocoa beans. It is a gap the government has long been keen to address, and one that go-getting Ghanaian businesses are determined to fill.

The Nigerian government understands the need for more mechanized farming but they simply haven't done enough. I noticed the article did mention a few initiatives. The border will eventually reopen and we'll be back to discussing these issues at the end of the day.

In addition, through the Central Bank of
Nigeria, funding has been made available
to rice farmers at affordable rates through
the Anchor Borrower’s Programme. Also,
favourable trade policies by the government – zero tariffs on machinery and equipment, quotas and licenses - have positively impacted domestic rice production.

Sholaco:
No one is talking about subsidy here,the mod is talking about fuel stations within and beyond the border not to be getting a petroleum products...u all deviated from the main subject and started beating around the bush

You're the one worrying about the symptoms instead of the sickness. The fuel subsidy incentives smuggling. If there's no subsidy there's no reason to smuggle fuel. It's that simple.

I dont think a 20km will stop smugglers from making profit. The move does hurt local economy in border towns. Anyway we'll see what happens in gdp report in a few weeks.

wirinet:
Machines are very expensive and require huge capital investments. My friend that into rice processing tells me he needs a rice sorter to separate the coloured rice from the white ones, as pure white rice has high value. He said the machine alone cost N8 million from Europe. Now if he borrows N8 million from bank at 25% from bank, how can he pay back principal and interest if he has to contend with cheap smuggled rice?

Accessing government loans is a herculean task and government only provide loans for small scale farmers. Rice processing machines are extremely expensive. The full rice processing machines like boiler, dehusking machine, dryer, destoning machine, polishing machine and sorting machine costs tens of millions each.

In manufacturing and productions, recouping of investment and repayment of loans in the short possible time is the goal. After that goal have been met, the manufacturer reduce price to only reflect running and maintenance costs.

If cheap foreign alternative is available, local industries can never take off. China itself banned imports for 40 years to allow local manufacturers to germinate and expand, even now China strictly regulates imports. (This is one of the beef Trump has with china).

Lol if you actually read the article you know farmers dont have to buy the machines. India increased it's Mechanization rate by getting private sector and government to lend out machines to farmers. The plan worked without them having to shut borders. Reasonable tarriffs on rice and enhanced border security work just as well.

80% of farming is done by small scale farmers anyway. Government should simply streamline the process and consider commercial farmers. It's probably not good a idea because that's going to lead to bigger crowding out effect.

I dont see why you guys praise Maoist China's policies when you know China biggest improvement came after liberating their markets. The great leap to starvation isn't what any sane person would copy.

In India, custom hiring was a key initiative
that accelerated the adoption of mechanisation among small-holders farmers. This approach facilitated the rental of appropriate machines for a specified period of time, usually accompanied with an operator. It enabled farmers access required machinery without purchasing it.

The National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) set up custom hiring centres across 100 villages in India. With a focus to institutionalise mechanisation at the village level, these centres rented agricultural equipment to small scale farmers. The centres were managed by committees who determined the price and
operational model, considering socioeconomic factors and the crop intensity of each village.

wirinet:
The bans will fix productivity issues especially with rice. This is because, with cheap imported smuggled rice, no one will invest in rice farming and processing. Rice farming and processing cannot attract much needed loan. Interest rates in Nigeria hovers between 25 - 30% per annum, how will farmers even pay the principal not to talk about paying the interest, when competing against cheap smuggled rice?

If the bank stays for a while and the investors in the rice business are able to recoup their investments and pay of bank loans, then after, they can reduce price to imported levels. That was how other industries like the telecoms industry grew.

No border closures wont increase crop yeilds per hectare. Mechanization does reduces labor cost, increases yeilds and profit. Nigerias rice production comes from more land being cultivated. People were investing in rice before the closure look at the charts. The farmers just couldn't keep up with demand hence all the imports.

The government already offers low rate loans through ABP. Have collateral also reduces risk for private sector investors meaning they wont need to charge as much interest. Only government is willing to lend below inflation rate as they've been doing.

Uprety (2010) identified that the introduction of mechanisation in rice farming reduced production costs by 27% and increased profits per hectare by 36% in Nepal . Also, the AfricaRice policy stated that the use of appropriate technologies could reduce a country's rice imports by 17%.

According to a study conducted by Sultana et al (2015), which analysed the drivers of increased rice production in 5 Sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, farmers who ploughed with a tractor increased their production by 51% relative to those who utilised manual methods.

meccuno:
They bring policies that are pre historic. archaic and outdated. if buhari in his first tenure hd adopted your suggestion there would have been no need for border closure. that man does not have brain minerals.

I agree he probably have achieved his goal by now. Buhari like alot of Nigerians are fixated on smugglers. The Nigerian government instituted a few good policies but it's not enough. India is best example to copy because they have mostly small scale farmers.

mrvitalis:
There is one evil bird that can earth up your farm in day ....government can help to eradicate this monster of a bird ....that can help a lot

Meet Israel they are the masters of pest control

Have u tried using noise makers, Chemical replelants or just shooting it. Get a rifle and end that birds career.

Im wondering why NBS hasn't released 2018 crime stats. I dont care about this list since it seems to be expat survey taken by InterNations.

Final bump:

Any suggestion on how to restore sanity and maintenance of these operational vehicles by law enforcement agencies?

Just be responsible. Delivery companies and car rental companies do it everyday. Inspect your vehicle everyday and make sure you go for regular maintenance it's that easy.

“Do the Fulani pay import duty on their cows like every other imports? I mean, it's a business just like any other, isn't it?

They're most likely not if they dont go through offical border entry points. I can confirm Nigeria doesn't subject herdsmen to ECOWAS protocols. Osinbajo said so himself.

If they aren't following rules why are they being allowed in to begin with?

1998 transhumance protocol:

i. Each country sets its entry and exit;
ii. Each defined state reception areas;
iii. Travel must take place along roads defined by the States;
iv. Border crossing should be done in days;
v. Finally, to cross borders ,the transhumant should be equipped with an international transhumance certificate (ITC). In this certificate the stockbreeder must declare all his animals, certifying their immunization and define its route. Source

“So that where for example transhumance certificates are to be used and endorsed by medical or immigration officials this is not the case; this has to change.

“We can no longer continue to tolerate the undocumented movement of persons that simply contribute to the escalation of our security challenges.

Yemi Osinbajo

Source

I see people comment abouts how rice used to be rich mans food. I guess that's somewhat true. Demand for rice grows with per capita wealth. Im sure in future people will be surprised about how much meat Nigerians will be consuming in future aswell.

We estimate that increasing the mechanisation rate in Nigeria from 0.3hp/ha to 0.8hp/ha in the next 5 years, can double rice production to 7.2 million tonnes.To achieve this, we estimate that Nigeria will need to at least triple its current stock of machinery over the same period.

Uprety (2010) identified that the introduction of mechanisation in rice farming reduced production costs by 27% and increased profits per hectare by 36% in Nepal . Also, the AfricaRice policy stated that the use of appropriate technologies could reduce a country's rice imports by 17%.

Nigeria would need to be as productive as india or or China to keep up with future demands. The cost of rice by then will be relatively cheap.

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iamforeveryoung:
Dumb ass, think with your head and not your ass, This is taking laws into hand. Police or government officials should do it not these bunch of idiots. I know they have the backing of their government hence their actions.

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Mumu did I say anywhere in the paragraph they go about it this way. I said they're stupid because not lobbying their government to enforce rules or sway public opinion against them in upcoming election. You must also be forever retarded if you can't comprehend a a basic paragraph.

vaxx2:
I am actually against the law in whatever form. it can never be materialized for a nation that is trying to champion itself as the star of Africa, A country that recently won the seat of AFCTA. it is constitutional law Ghana goverment will not enforced. this I am very sure .

There are other ways to target foreing traders, i am looking at reciprocation agreement between nations involved .

Why not amend the law or does hypocrisy suit the country better?

Government refused to invest in small scale technology and machinery to help these farmers. There is no magic that the smallest rice transplanter would do in one hour what a man would do in 10 hours and you would pay less for the transplanter.

Nigeria has a productivity issue mainly. If Nigeria had more mechanized farming it would increase yeilds and lower labor cost. Border closures dont address lack of credit to get these items. According to Pwc Nigeria could double output with increased Mechanization.

Nigeria's rice yield is one of the lowest globally at 2 tonne per hectare, relative to 4 – 7 tonne per hectare in Asia.

Nigeria's mechanisation rate is low at 0.3 hp/hectare, relative to India 2.6 hp/hectare, Vietnam 2.2hp/hectare and China 8hp/hectare. The FAO identified mechanisation as a key input for developing the agriculture sector in Sub-
Saharan Africa, recommending a minimum
8 of 1.5 hp/hectare.

The traders say they are forced to carry out the operations following the government’s failure to enforce the GIPC laws.
“If police will not do it, we will do it ourselves,” said one of the traders. “It has been many years since we started this activity, the Police is not willing to help us. So we have to help ourselves, protect our laws.”

It's always dumb to have laws on book you have no plans on enforcing. Lol it's a good thing they're not smart enough to make this a political issue. GUTA would either lobby government to enforce rules or sway public opinion against the current crop of politicians in 2020 elections.

These conditions don't do much to address smuggling. Half of these conditions are currently rules on the book. They regulate legitimate business more but they weren't the issue to begin with. I was expecting them to demand more information sharing and policing border on their side more.

All warehouses along the shared borders of Nigeria must be dismantled.

Lol it's going to be interesting to see how they react to this one.

The Nigerian government on Monday gave a list of conditions that must be met for it to reopen its borders.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, alongside members of the Inter-ministerial committee on the temporary partial closure of land borders, held a press briefing in Abuja to discuss the issues.

The nation’s borders have been closed for several weeks in a move the government said was to grow the local economy and reduce illegal importation.

The issue has generated controversy in the economy with many condemning the government for not providing palliatives to curb the expected rise in basic goods for families.  Some also argue that the border closure violates Nigeria’s agreements within ECOWAS and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

Other Nigerians have, however, commended the initiative saying it would help increase local production and use of made-in-Nigerian goods.

PREMIUM TIMES also reported officials of the federal government saying the closure has led to increased revenue for the Nigeria Customs Serviceand a reduction in the volume of petrol smuggled outside Nigeria. Mr Buhari has since extended the border closure to January next year.

Conditions

Some conditions were agreed upon by members of the Nigerian side of the tripartite committee set up to review the policy.

The conditions as stated by Mr Onyeama are as follows:

–          Any import coming from outside an ECOWAS region and imported into an ECOWAS member state must maintain its original packaging. They must be escorted from the port directly to the designated entry point in the Nigerian border, presented to the Nigerian customs with their original packaging. Compromises will not be tolerated.

–          Goods produced predominantly in ECOWAS member states must satisfy the ECOWAS rules of origin to avoid any possibility of downplay. Goods must be majorly produced in ECOWAS countries.

If the goods are coming from outside ECOWAS, the value addition must be over 30 per cent for it to be accepted within the framework of the Economic Trade Liberalisation Scheme that ECOWAS countries have to promote trade among them.

This is to avoid countries outside member states from exporting their goods into ECOWAS region repackaged, as though they are coming from an ECOWAS region.4

–          All warehouses along the shared borders of Nigeria must be dismantled.

–          Goods being transported must be put in proper recognized packaging. No longer will we have goods of all shapes and sizes going through the borders. To maintain the best practices of those goods, an accepted condition for packaging will be established.

–          In regards to free movements of persons, all persons moving through Nigerian borders must present themselves through recognized entry points and must have recognized travel documents (country passport).

Review

In two weeks Nigeria will be hosting a tripartite meeting (Niger, Benin, and Nigeria) to further review the policy.

Heads of ministries of foreign affairs, interior, finance, customs, immigration, NIA and other security segments will form the committees of each country represented.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/360986-nigeria-lists-conditions-to-reopen-borders-with-neighbours.html

Front page: Lalasticlala

Area4Area:
Allow us to hurt our economy in peace, is it your economy?
We are happy hurting it and stop begging and crying for us, be more concerned of your "blossoming" economy with the highest GDP per capita in the world and zero unemployment.

Imagine someone crying more than the bereaved

Lol attention LovePeddler nobody called you to the thread. You're the one crying because everyone pointed out how dumb your policy is. We know you enjoy poverty and foolishness hence why you always express it in words and deed.

Area4Area:
Our business and not yours or is it?
Continue crying and begging like your homeless ministers in Abuja begging anyone they can talk to.
Beggarly Ghanaians everywhere

I'm laughing at you because its your economy you're hurting. You cant explain why you bragging about hurting your economy. It's only empty boast you're good for like most delusional clowns. Please continue your mumu comedy I know you have more material.

Area4Area:
I was shouting " praise the Lord " for you guys when I read that the border would be opened by January and only to later read that the news was false, you guys ain't seen anything yet.
Bunch of begging Ghanaians littering Abuja upandan. The beggarly short president is also involved in the begging business

Lol you're bragging about rising unemployment, rising food, slow growth, harming businesses? Good job continue your mumu comedy.

Area4Area:
We won't still open our borders to you ingrates, cry and beg till eternity. Tell your GUTTER to do its worst.

Lol you're rambling nonsense because dont have counter argument. You're an emotional weido. I look forward to your mumu replies they're always good for a good laugh.

rexwalters:
Well I believe you are aware that it is one step in the right direction at a time? You can't please all sectors of the economy at the same time, what President Buhari doesn't finish, will be carried on by his successor, most probably Jagaban of Africa.

Please mention any new administration wherever, who came to power from an opposition whose economic policies worked in it's 1st term?

No I dont believe we're in right step. I'll gladly change my mind of new data shows improvement. I can't do Nigeria since economic data is scant. I would say Trump if we're focusing on unemployment. I doubt he's the first and only. He would've bragged about it by now.

You don't need to argue with the zealots. The NBS stats already proved Buhari's polices didnt work in 1st term. NBS wrote they will release unemployment stats in December we'll see any positive change accrues.

Nigeria's issue is productivity and policy. If you want to do tariff make them reasonable. Border security is good but you have to address the other factors.

GenBuhari:
read the thread.
I am not really happy to be proved right.
I hope none of the other predictions materialise.

Lol is your president just a British puppet?

The Public Relations Officer, NCS, Mr Joseph Attah confirmed the development in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday.

Attah said January 31, 2020, is not a terminal date for the entire border closure exercise but just for this phase of the operation.

He said the borders will remain closed indefinitely until the day objectives of government for the operation is fully achieved.

Who will try this in Nigeria?

Who?

Anyone who doesn't approve of the president. If Buhari went to an Eagles game in Akwa Ibom or somewhere he's not that popular maybe it would happen. Nothing is going to happen if they boo.

The op clearly suffers from delusions of grandeur. Why did big bad nigeria cese Bakkasi? You guys should have been ready to go war for it but you went to court and lostand didn't bother appealing judgment.