​ A-Ibom partners Singapore firm on $100m rice project ON AUGUST 26, 20164:14 AMIN NEWSCOMMENTS By Chioma Onuegbu Uyo —

THE Akwa Ibom State Government has entered into an agreement with Ashdene Associates, a Singapore based investment organisation to set up a $100million rice farm in the state. Gov Emmanuel Udom Speaking, yesterday, in his office in Uyo during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, the state governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel said that the rice project was part of his administration’s commitment to develop the agricultural sector and the economy of the state.

Emmanuel said that the rice farm and a rice mill will be both located in Ini local Government Area of the state. Emmanuel explained that government decided to partner Ashdene Group because it is a competent company known to have successfully executed businesses in about 29 countries of the world.

“I commend the company’s decision to set up a rice farm alongside a processing mill at Ini Local Government Area. This will also attract road construction and other developments in communities.” He assured the company that his government will ensure that they enjoy a peaceful working environment to enable the company grow. “I want to assure you that this is an investor friendly government. Our policies, strategies and focus centres on investments. Be rest assured that the responsibilities of government in the agreement signed would be duly executed.”

SOURCE:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/ibom-partners-singapore-firm-100m-rice-project/

good...

AkwaIbom ayaya !

This is the way to go...Agriculture cum agro Allied industry. Discover oil and any hard mineral resources and the FG comes and take over and in return pay you peanuts in derivation . Invest in massive and aggressive commercial agriculture and they become powerless : Reason is for them to take over means ,they must have taken over all the cattle and farmlands in other part of the country which is near impossibility

I am loving my state:

Obong Victor Attah = in his tenure fought for an increase in revenue and got 13% derivation and also prepared the ground for infrastructure take off

Obong Godswill Akpabio= implemented massive infrastructures and create the foundation for an industrial take off in the state.

Emmanuel Udom: an astute banker is already implementing the industrialization of the state with inner roads in many local government and villages.

Kudos and congrats to all AkwaIbomites in particular and Nigeria in general that will work there and eat the said rice

Whether they move this thread from politics to Agriculture,Investment or business ooo. Fact is AkwaIbom ayaya

Mod kindly move this thread to the front page please. Let my people know what is happening there

I have a dream that before the end of december 1 bag of rice will be less than 10, 000 naira and $1 will be less than 200 naira....if you be [size=16pt]leaf[/size] click like

Thank God, my state don join.

Things are getting better...for the Lord is on the throne!

Every body, rice, rice, rice, rice! Shey na rice wan be our next foreign exchange export?

Anyway e good sha.

good development ....

ofonjas will be waiting for dangote to build rice farm for dem....lazy things

Dividends of Buhari's closed border policy.

Where are the wailing wailers?

Hard times paying off

Nice

ok

nice move..
abariee my people

just that we only read this on paper, nothing factual really happens

Nice one. GOD bless NIGERIA.

It's obvious that Nigerians go chop plenty rice very soon.

But wait o!

What about the Sister (BEANS)


Cos rice n beans are meant to be together

These are the kind of stories that should be trending in Nigeria

Altruistic approach. This will go a long way to help the dullard stabilize the economy.

DIFY20:
good development ....

ofonjas will be waiting for dangote to build rice farm for dem....lazy things

You're a child of hate... grow up.

zegbeye:
I am loving my state:

Obong Victor Attah = in his tenure fought for an increase in revenue and got 13% derivation and also prepare the ground for infrastructure take off

Obong Godswill Akpabio= implemented massive infrastructures and create the foundation for an industrial take off in the state.

Emmanuel Udom: an astute banker is already implementing the industrialization of the state with inner roads in many local government and villages.

Kudos and congrats to all AkwaIbomites in particular and Nigeria in general that will work there and eat the said rice

We rock … only time will tell...

If only Tribalism and politics will allow us get seaport...

Good

Very good all d states are just investing in Agriculture
Food sufficiency for all

Nice move

Way to go

There is Ibom power plant that sells power to the national grid

That is how the metering company started, today Nigerians are submitting CV's

By nxt year i believe Ibom Rice will be everywhere

The meaning of diversification is rice in Nigeria. Good news anyway, one step at a time