Jax1:
The criminal liars in APC should understand that they would need more lies to cover up initial lies they told us about rice production

SternProphet:
There was flood in 2018. 50% of Nigeria's rice farms were affected. That is the only reason Nigeria will import rice in 2019. It will never get up to 2013/2014 levels.

Young PDP supporters suffering inferiority complex of being supporters of the dumbest, most wasteful and most corrupt party on the African continent should think hard and research issues before posting comments.

In fact, if you deny the act of God (floods) and sit lazily in front of smart phone denying progress made in your country, let me shock you, Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa states are voting heavily for Buhari because of Agric revolution and thousands of millionaires created. There are lies on social media but there are also practical truths.

YorubaAssasin:
So we can't produce our own food, abi? Dang it!

youngmonie:
Damn so much dumbness on nairaland these days. Government never claimed that Nigeria is self sufficient when it comes to rice production hence there will still be imports as local production cannot meet demand yet. Even reading the article, there has been an increase in demand for rice..

Government is not in the business of rice prodction, they only put.in place policies and initiatives to support local production of rice. And if local production cannot meet up with local demand yet, it is only common sense that imports will cover excess demand. Nigerians are too emotional over this 2019 election and it is affecting our ability to think through whatever we read . Economic illetrates all over this thread

Legend007:
how is this figure accurate?

Nigeria has banned importation of rice. This means there are no more containers of foreign rice being declared at the ports.

Now I know foreign rice are still being smuggled through the land boarders, usually done with small vehicles carrying few bags, but how Bloomberg put a figure to smuggling and even project a rise in the figure for the coming year is what I dont understand.

Something definitely doesn't make sense with the news.

Legend007:
how is this figure accurate?

Nigeria has banned importation of rice. This means there are no more containers of foreign rice being declared at the ports.

Now I know foreign rice are still being smuggled through the land boarders, usually done with small vehicles carrying few bags, but how Bloomberg put a figure to smuggling and even project a rise in the figure for the coming year is what I dont understand.

Something definitely doesn't make sense with the news.

psucc:
Lies can travel billion miles but it takes a snap for the truth to overtake

FEGNO:
I thought they said we have stopped importing rice?

Abagworo:
This report is positive in that our rice production has increased by 50% which is very high by any standard. The bad news is that our rice demand has also increased but by meagre 4%.

deji68:
Well, statistics dont support your assertation... import started dropping in 2013 due to previous Gov agric Policy.....

https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?country=ng&commodity=milled-rice&graph=imports

2013 2800 (1000 MT) 0.00 %
2014 2600 (1000 MT) -7.14 %
2015 2100 (1000 MT) -19.23 %
2016 2500 (1000 MT) 19.05 %
2017 2600 (1000 MT) 4.00 %
2018 3000 (1000 MT) 15.38 %

SternProphet:

You are quoting very fake figures. How can you tell lies so much?. Nigeria did not import rice i. 2013, 2014 and 2015?. What rubbish?. It is only the inferior that tells lies. Where is your confidence brother?. Are you a man?. Go to Thailand's rice statistics figures on the internet.

lilbest4:
Buyer What about the pyramids?

Legend007:
how is this figure accurate?

Nigeria has banned importation of rice. This means there are no more containers of foreign rice being declared at the ports.

Now I know foreign rice are still being smuggled through the land boarders, usually done with small vehicles carrying few bags, but how Bloomberg put a figure to smuggling and even project a rise in the figure for the coming year is what I dont understand.

Something definitely doesn't make sense with the news.

Legend007:
how is this figure accurate?

Nigeria has banned importation of rice. This means there are no more containers of foreign rice being declared at the ports.

Now I know foreign rice are still being smuggled through the land boarders, usually done with small vehicles carrying few bags, but how Bloomberg put a figure to smuggling and even project a rise in the figure for the coming year is what I dont understand.

Something definitely doesn't make sense with the news.

arrestdarrester:
Where Audu Ogbe? APC lies don dey exposed.

youngmonie:
Damn so much dumbness on nairaland these days. [b]Government never claimed that Nigeria is self sufficient [/b]when it comes to rice production hence there will still be imports as local production cannot meet demand yet. Even reading the article, there has been an increase in demand for rice..

Government is not in the business of rice prodction, they only put.in place policies and initiatives to support local production of rice. And if local production cannot meet up with local demand yet, it is only common sense that imports will cover excess demand. Nigerians are too emotional over this 2019 election and it is affecting our ability to think through whatever we read . Economic illetrates all over this thread

blacknp:
If they ban total importation of rice you would be the one shouting President Buhari wants to kill us,ordinary ban on rice importation through land you ungrateful people were shouting the Governments wants to kill us,go and enter rice cultivation there is room to be a billionaire,lazy man stop waiting for Government,see what Aliko Dangote did with cement that made him the richest black man in the world.

Was it not you that ate the imported rice?then you turn around and blame the President,why did you not eat made in Nigeria rice to patronize the local industry?the traits of a lazy man. Nigeria is an emerging economy more rice is been imported more rice is been produced locally,the largest in Nigeria’s history,so why all the shout about the Bloomberg report?

Maybe you have forgotten you are in Nigeria be waiting for pdp to come and give you cheap imported rice. Traitor.

kjhova:


Same report says our output has been growing since 2012 to a peak of 3.7mmt. However, this is still a shortfall from our annual consumption of over 6mmt.

The report thus shed a positive light on government's agricultural program in the last 7 years and also indicate that any smart person who invests in the rice value chain now should expect exciting yield in the short to mid term at least.

As expected, the Nigerian youth won't catch this vital info as they are more interested in the mundane matters of clamouring for/against Buhari or Atiku. When the Dangotes and their children plow in and cash out massive, this same youths will run to town screaming about the rich getting richer!

Shame, really.

SternProphet:
There was flood in 2018. 50% of Nigeria's rice farms were affected. That is the only reason Nigeria will import rice in 2019. It will never get up to 2013/2014 levels.

Young PDP supporters suffering inferiority complex of being supporters of the dumbest, most wasteful and most corrupt party on the African continent should think hard and research issues before posting comments.

In fact, if you deny the act of God (floods) and sit lazily in front of smart phone denying progress made in your country, let me shock you, Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa states are voting heavily for Buhari because of Agric revolution and thousands of millionaires created. There are lies on social media but there are also practical truths.

Abagworo:
This report is positive in that our rice production has increased by 50% which is very high by any standard. The bad news is that our rice demand has also increased but by meagre 4%.

Legend007:
how is this figure accurate?

Nigeria has banned importation of rice. This means there are no more containers of foreign rice being declared at the ports.

Now I know foreign rice are still being smuggled through the land boarders, usually done with small vehicles carrying few bags, but how Bloomberg put a figure to smuggling and even project a rise in the figure for the coming year is what I dont understand.

Something definitely doesn't make sense with the news.

ladiesreject:
All these farmers association people, where are they that we don't get to see them?
I want to become a member of that association.
At least I have upto 2 hectares of rice farm, 7 hectares of beans farm and just 3 plots of sorghum farm. I think I'm qualified to be a member.

PS.
Nigeria will continue to import all what they consume until the government decides to make farming attractive. Farming in Nigeria is hard labour (I know what we're going through).

Even after the hard labour, somebody will just price your goods as if he's doing you a favour buying it.

The agro industries that are supposed to be in the north to buy from farmers and process it are all in the south.
Who wants to suffer?

If the government of this country will invest in agriculture, I will not even hunt for any white collar job cos I know how much I'll get from my farm. But what do we have today? Absolutely nothing! Let them keep importing every food they need till the end of time. Useless country.

blacknp:
If they ban total importation of rice you would be the one shouting President Buhari wants to kill us,ordinary ban on rice importation through land you ungrateful people were shouting the Governments wants to kill us,go and enter rice cultivation there is room to be a billionaire,lazy man stop waiting for Government,see what Aliko Dangote did with cement that made him the richest black man in the world.

Was it not you that ate the imported rice?then you turn around and blame the President,why did you not eat made in Nigeria rice to patronize the local industry?the traits of a lazy man. Nigeria is an emerging economy more rice is been imported more rice is been produced locally,the largest in Nigeria’s history,so why all the shout about the Bloomberg report?

Maybe you have forgotten you are in Nigeria be waiting for pdp to come and give you cheap imported rice. Traitor.