Central Bank of Nigeria Tuesday in Yenagoa said that a 50 kg bag of Nigeria rice is selling in Ebonyi for N8,000.

This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Corporate Communication, CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in Bayelsa State.

Speaking at a sensitization workshop for the CBN Anchor programme for farmers, he said: “We should eat Nigerian rice provided for by the CBN Anchor Programme; 50 Kg of local rice is now N8, 000 in Ebonyi. Already, the Abia Government has ordered rice from Ebonyi for Christmas,”.

He said that the Anchor Borrowers Programme for the promotion of Agriculture has set the country to begin exportation of rice by 2017.

According to him, farmers in Kebbi, Jigawa, Ebonyi, Sokoto and Cross River states, among others, have already keyed into the programme, resulting in massive rice cultivation. He said the country would achieve self-sustenance in rice production if the momentum was sustained, adding that the country should commence exportation of locally produced rice by 2017.

Okorafor said Kebbi State had already harvested one million tons of rice, adding that Ebonyi’s harvest had outstripped the earmarked production for the year.

“The development is encouraging and by the end of 2017, we will not only meet our national demand which is between six and seven million tons but have surplus to export.

“We must rid ourselves of eating foreign rice that has been stored for over nine years in Thailand, Vietnam and India. Nigerian rice is fresh and healthier.

He further said: “What we have done with this programme so far is to create jobs through farming, especially for the unemployed youths.

“Nigerian youths must wake up, dust themselves up and join this worthy campaign.

“Remember that the status of our farmers is now better due to the support they are receiving as a result of government’s policy. Our currency is weak because we engaged in needless importation of all kinds of food stuffs, including tooth picks; the government is determined to stop this.”
The Branch Controller, CBN, Yenagoa, Mr. Oke Nwajah, said the state was blessed with rich wet soil that supported rice cultivation.
He therefore, urged the farmers to take pride in farming, adding that the Anchor Borrowers Programme was an intervention to reduce their burden.

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People living within Ebonyi and it environment should confirm this.
if true or not

Abeg make una confirm. If this is true i don order 15bags of Ebonyi rice be that. For christtmas celebration.. Ebonyi rice sweet shah.

Lalasticlala ohh

but why?

bikonu who dy ebony despirately in need of 10bags asap for business purpose ..... email me so we can talk

kheengjay:
bikonu who dy ebony despirately in need of 10bags asap for business purpose ..... email me so we can talk

you'll buy the 10bags if the price is N8000? What if it is higher.

This man think say we are so hungry that rice news would make us forget the high data price?

CBN don turn rice sellers because dem want to make buhari government attractive by force. Its not by force, just introduce the right people and not all these hausa people everywhere and they will introduce the right policies and the country will change

You don turn information minister, abi you don turn president of marketers association.

8000 naira, so make we dey jump up. Plus all the surplus Land wey dey the country.

Largas:
you'll buy the 10bags if the price is N8000? What if it is higher.

as far as profit can be made no qualms

kheengjay:
as far as profit can be made no qualms

how many KG and bags you need?