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The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Princess Nkechinyere Iyioku, yesterday, said that the agricultural policies of Governor Francis Nwifuru are yielding results, noting that the price of rice have crashed from N40,000 to N22,000.

Iyioku stated this during a chat with journalists in Abakaliki, disclosing that the state recently hosted agricultural experts from Thailand for a one-day training session focused on rice and livestock production, adding that over 100 farmers selected across the state participated in the training.

The Commissioner noted that she intensified government efforts to boost food security by distributing agricultural inputs to farmers, supporting year-round farming, and partnering with international experts to improve local agricultural techniques saying that the government agricultural policies are yielding the needed results.

She said the state has seen significant improvement in food availability and affordability since the current administration assumed office in 2023.

“Since we came on board, we have been distributing a lot of agricultural inputs to help our farmers. And we gave them free of charge.

“The results are evident. The cost of rice, for instance, which sold for ₦35,000 to ₦40,000 in December now goes for between ₦22,000 and ₦25,000,” she said.

She attributed the drop in prices to increased participation in farming and government support.

“Many people have returned to the farms in Ebonyi State and the price of food is gradually coming down,” she said, expressing optimism that prices could drop further to pre-inflation levels of ₦10,000 to ₦12,000 per bag of rice.

Putindbutt:
This is what the President has been saying, the more resources you receive, the more you should work for your state. Kudos to Gov Nwifuru for his foresight, a working Governor, not interested in media paparazzi.

kelechi50:
Although that 71m Nwifuru's government spent on each Hajj pilgrim is really wasteful, if there is another name to call the Haji Pilgrim, because wasteful is an understatement, it should have been better he used that money for rural electrification than wasting it in the name of Haji.

So many rural communities without electricity at this 21 century.

Beremx:
What is the weight of the bag of rice selling for 22k? Government and lies.
There's no where in Nigeria a bag of 50kg rice is sold for 22k.

Beremx:
What is the weight of the bag of rice selling for 22k? Government and lies.
There's no where in Nigeria a bag of 50kg rice is sold for 22k.