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Anambra Rice Mill Vows To Meet Demand Of Entire South East by josephni12: 7:57pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
As attention is being shifted to agriculture
because of dwindling fortunes in oil revenue in
the country, many investors are now looking
back and navigating into agricultural ventures
while those who are already in the sector are
doing everything possible to increase their
production frontiers.
In line with this , the biggest rice mill in the
country, Stine Industries Limited, Amichi in
Nnewi South Local Government Area of
Anambra State, has embarked on expansion
programmes.
Stine Industries Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the company, Chief Akai Egwuonwu,
has also assured the state governor, Chief
Willie Obiano, that the multi-million naira mill
has the capacity to produce enough rice to
meet the rice demand of the entire South-East
and beyond.
It was gathered that last year, the rice mill
mopped up all the rice cultivated in Anambra,
milled them and the state government was
able to get enough rice supply with which it did
Christmas celebration for all civil servants and
other residents in the state, and yet there were
still hundreds of thousands of bags of rice left
in stock after the season as milling continues,
Chief Egwuonwu said.
According to Chief Egwuonwu, the company
produces 141,000 metric tons of rice annually
though it has not reached its optimum
production capacity due to some challenges
which bordered on electricity power supply,
access road, paucity of paddy and more funds
to be injected into the capital-intensive mill.
Despite the challenges, however, the CEO
whose company in May 2016 received an
award as the Best Rice Brands in Africa from
the Institute for Government Research
Leadership Technology said the mill that
commenced full operation in August 2012 has
about 180 personnel directly employed by the
company and over15,000 dependent and
indirectly employed workers.
He recognized the efforts of Governor Obiano
whom he said had given the company a strong
support with a visionary and progressive push.
“In the past one year, it is on good record that
His Excellency has partnered with us and
patronized our products so much, and that has
greatly enhanced our production output. Stine
Industries today has the capacity to meet the
rice demand of all the Eastern states in
Nigeria,” he said.
The rice miller noted that the revolutionary
agricultural policy of Obiano in the area of rice
cultivation had contributed immensely to the
company’s increase in productivity, adding that
credit must go to the efforts of the
Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Afam
Mbanefo and the Senior Special Assistant to
the Governor on Agriculture, Engr Mike
Ogbuekwe for their immense contributions and
direction towards the advancement of food
cultivation in the state.
He said that the governor’s support and
patronage had propelled the company to
diversify into fish feeds production, poultry
feeds, noodles manufacturing and table water
production.
He expressed satisfaction that the credit facility
Obiano extended to the mill through Anambra
Small Business Agency (ASBA) had gone a
long way towards helping Stine Industries
businesses and capacity.
His wprds: “Our appreciation is evergreen and
inexhaustible. We, therefore, thought it wise to
perform the corporate social responsibility to
commence the training of 200 youths of Nnewi
South extraction on fish farming as facilitated
by the Managing Director of ASBA, Chief Clem
Chukwuka and anchored by Special Assistant
to the Governor on Fishery, Hon Emeka
Iloghalu, and coordinated by Engr Chieloka
Okoye. Our target is to feed the entire nation
as far as rice production is .[url]As attention is being shifted to agriculture
because of dwindling fortunes in oil revenue in
the country, many investors are now looking
back and navigating into agricultural ventures
while those who are already in the sector are
doing everything possible to increase their
production frontiers.
In line with this , the biggest rice mill in the
country, Stine Industries Limited, Amichi in
Nnewi South Local Government Area of
Anambra State, has embarked on expansion
programmes.
Stine Industries Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the company, Chief Akai Egwuonwu,
has also assured the state governor, Chief
Willie Obiano, that the multi-million naira mill
has the capacity to produce enough rice to
meet the rice demand of the entire South-East
and beyond.
It was gathered that last year, the rice mill
mopped up all the rice cultivated in Anambra,
milled them and the state government was
able to get enough rice supply with which it did
Christmas celebration for all civil servants and
other residents in the state, and yet there were
still hundreds of thousands of bags of rice left
in stock after the season as milling continues,
Chief Egwuonwu said.
According to Chief Egwuonwu, the company
produces 141,000 metric tons of rice annually
though it has not reached its optimum
production capacity due to some challenges
which bordered on electricity power supply,
access road, paucity of paddy and more funds
to be injected into the capital-intensive mill.
Despite the challenges, however, the CEO
whose company in May 2016 received an
award as the Best Rice Brands in Africa from
the Institute for Government Research
Leadership Technology said the mill that
commenced full operation in August 2012 has
about 180 personnel directly employed by the
company and over15,000 dependent and
indirectly employed workers.
He recognized the efforts of Governor Obiano
whom he said had given the company a strong
support with a visionary and progressive push.
“In the past one year, it is on good record that
His Excellency has partnered with us and
patronized our products so much, and that has
greatly enhanced our production output. Stine
Industries today has the capacity to meet the
rice demand of all the Eastern states in
Nigeria,” he said.
The rice miller noted that the revolutionary
agricultural policy of Obiano in the area of rice
cultivation had contributed immensely to the
company’s increase in productivity, adding that
credit must go to the efforts of the
Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Afam
Mbanefo and the Senior Special Assistant to
the Governor on Agriculture, Engr Mike
Ogbuekwe for their immense contributions and
direction towards the advancement of food
cultivation in the state.
He said that the governor’s support and
patronage had propelled the company to
diversify into fish feeds production, poultry
feeds, noodles manufacturing and table water
production.
He expressed satisfaction that the credit facility
Obiano extended to the mill through Anambra
Small Business Agency (ASBA) had gone a
long way towards helping Stine Industries
businesses and capacity.
His wprds: “Our appreciation is evergreen and
inexhaustible. We, therefore, thought it wise to
perform the corporate social responsibility to
commence the training of 200 youths of Nnewi
South extraction on fish farming as facilitated
by the Managing Director of ASBA, Chief Clem
Chukwuka and anchored by Special Assistant
to the Governor on Fishery, Hon Emeka
Iloghalu, and coordinated by Engr Chieloka
Okoye. Our target is to feed the entire nation
as far as rice production is concerned,” he
said.As attention is being shifted to agriculture
because of dwindling fortunes in oil revenue in
the country, many investors are now looking
back and navigating into agricultural ventures
while those who are already in the sector are
doing everything possible to increase their
production frontiers.
In line with this , the biggest rice mill in the
country, Stine Industries Limited, Amichi in
Nnewi South Local Government Area of
Anambra State, has embarked on expansion
programmes.
Stine Industries Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the company, Chief Akai Egwuonwu,
has also assured the state governor, Chief
Willie Obiano, that the multi-million naira mill
has the capacity to produce enough rice to
meet the rice demand of the entire South-East
and beyond.
It was gathered that last year, the rice mill
mopped up all the rice cultivated in Anambra,
milled them and the state government was
able to get enough rice supply with which it did
Christmas celebration for all civil servants and
other residents in the state, and yet there were
still hundreds of thousands of bags of rice left
in stock after the season as milling continues,
Chief Egwuonwu said.
According to Chief Egwuonwu, the company
produces 141,000 metric tons of rice annually
though it has not reached its optimum
production capacity due to some challenges
which bordered on electricity power supply,
access road, paucity of paddy and more funds
to be injected into the capital-intensive mill.
Despite the challenges, however, the CEO
whose company in May 2016 received an
award as the Best Rice Brands in Africa from
the Institute for Government Research
Leadership Technology said the mill that
commenced full operation in August 2012 has
about 180 personnel directly employed by the
company and over15,000 dependent and
indirectly employed workers.
He recognized the efforts of Governor Obiano
whom he said had given the company a strong
support with a visionary and progressive push.
“In the past one year, it is on good record that
His Excellency has partnered with us and
patronized our products so much, and that has
greatly enhanced our production output. Stine
Industries today has the capacity to meet the
rice demand of all the Eastern states in
Nigeria,” he said.
The rice miller noted that the revolutionary
agricultural policy of Obiano in the area of rice
cultivation had contributed immensely to the
company’s increase in productivity, adding that
credit must go to the efforts of the
Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Afam
Mbanefo and the Senior Special Assistant to
the Governor on Agriculture, Engr Mike
Ogbuekwe for their immense contributions and
direction towards the advancement of food
cultivation in the state.
He said that the governor’s support and
patronage had propelled the company to
diversify into fish feeds production, poultry
feeds, noodles manufacturing and table water
production.
He expressed satisfaction that the credit facility
Obiano extended to the mill through Anambra
Small Business Agency (ASBA) had gone a
long way towards helping Stine Industries
businesses and capacity.
His wprds: “Our appreciation is evergreen and
inexhaustible. We, therefore, thought it wise to
perform the corporate social responsibility to
commence the training of 200 youths of Nnewi
South extraction on fish farming as facilitated
by the Managing Director of ASBA, Chief Clem
Chukwuka and anchored by Special Assistant
to the Governor on Fishery, Hon Emeka
Iloghalu, and coordinated by Engr Chieloka
Okoye. Our target is to feed the entire nation
as far as rice production is concerned,” he
said. 1 Like |
Re: Anambra Rice Mill Vows To Meet Demand Of Entire South East by Cope1(m): 7:58pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
I remembered during the last administration this are the kind of news I hear from one investment to another in different parts of the country due to the sound economic policies and well informed technocrats who are managing the nation's economy but so far under this administration the news is either about efcc, tinubu, melaye or buhari serving people food to break their fast. I personally think this is not healthy for us as a nation with high percentage of youth unemployment. Our government should go all out and lure foreign direct investment this will create jobs for the citizenry. 2 Likes |
Re: Anambra Rice Mill Vows To Meet Demand Of Entire South East by kossyablaze(m): 8:02pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
Repping Nanka Orumba North 2 Likes |
Re: Anambra Rice Mill Vows To Meet Demand Of Entire South East by NaijaMutant(f): 8:06pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
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