By Dipo Olowookere

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that success of the agriculture revolution under his administration has turned thousands of rice farmers into millionaires and drastically reduced rice import.

He also said the Anchors Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) launched by his government has made a huge success because according to him, about 12.2 million farmers have joined the rice and wheat revolution while the country is moving closer to self-sufficiency in major grains.

Speaking at the 25th Edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) Ceremony in Lagos last Wednesday, Mr Buhari noted that, ”Apart from the successes we have achieved in tackling insecurity and fighting corruption, perhaps our most remarkable progress has been in the area of agriculture. Quietly but steadily, our agriculture revolution is bearing fruits.

The President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, further said, ”According to the Rice Exporters of Thailand, rice imports from Thailand fell from 644,131 tons in Sept 2015 to 20,000 tons in Sept. 2017, representing a 95% drop.”

He emphasised that self-sufficiency in rice was so important because it is the most widely consumed staple in Nigeria, and also because Nigeria’s daily expenditure on rice for over three decades stood at $5 million a day.

He said Nigeria was also doing well in Millet, Sorghum and Maize cultivation, adding that, “We are now the second largest producer of sorghum after the US, the third in millet after India and our breweries are now enjoying local sourcing of those commodities.

“For maize, we are producing 10 million tons while we need about 13 million tons for both human and animal nutrition.”

The President said Nigeria leads the world in the yam and cassava production and that efforts were being made to restore and improve on the country’s ranking in cocoa production, where it has fallen from 2nd to 7th position.

“We are also investing in a new line of tree crops targeting local and foreign end users and certain to earn foreign exchange.

“These are shea butter, palm trees, coconut, mangoes, bananas and plantains, kenaf and sisal hemp, castor and pineapple, among others.

“Overall, our ambition is that agriculture should rise from 25% to 40% of GDP so that we can banish poverty and overcome our economic anxiety,” he said.

President Buhari hailed the NMMA, which he called the preeminent media excellence award, and said the Nigeria media has done well over the years hence it deserves to be celebrated.

He, however, urged the media not to allow those who brought Nigeria to a sorry pass to muddle the waters by creating their own narrative which is far from reality

“This is important because there seems to be a feeling of numbness among the citizens about the conduct of those whose actions brought us here.

“Suddenly, these same people are engaging in revisionist history and blaming those who are working themselves to the bone to correct the misdeeds of the past. They are blaming everyone but themselves for the mess they threw the country into,” the President said.

He said those who mismanaged the country have shown no contrition, no apologies, no shame, but instead have engaged in sheer bravado, unbridled arrogance and revisionism, saying “The media owes it a duty not to allow Nigerians to forget, to say ‘Never Again’ to those who view Nigeria as nothing but a cash cow to be milked to death.”

https://www.businesspost.ng/2017/12/17/rice-farmers-now-millionaires-nigeria-buhari/

This is the type of news that gives enemies of the states headache. But the worst they can do is to grunt because what they have as brains is catarrh. Reasonable Nigerians know the comestic surgery done to the economy by those hawks sent packing in 2015. Chinko Japanese can invite Atichukwu to take over their barren lands, that is their blady bizness. I know they will soon start grunting.

Good one

pls specify them. Not all rice farmers,buh ur co-polithiefcian rice farmer dat av ur loan to succeed. And why wunt they succeed wen u are making us surfering by d price of d rice.

princeade86:
pls specify them. Not all rice farmers,buh ur co-polithiefcian rice farmer dat av ur loan to succeed. And why wunt they succeed wen u are making us surfering by d price of d rice.

Correct your grammar before insulting the president

The senile , vile , dull , failed mai karya of apresident doing wat he knowz how to do best jare which is lying ans spreading unsubstantiated beer palour grade of infomation..

dipoolowoo:
By Dipo Olowookere

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that success of the agriculture revolution under his administration has turned thousands of rice farmers into millionaires and drastically reduced rice import.

He also said the Anchors Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) launched by his government has made a huge success because according to him, about 12.2 million farmers have joined the rice and wheat revolution while the country is moving closer to self-sufficiency in major grains.

Speaking at the 25th Edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) Ceremony in Lagos last Wednesday, Mr Buhari noted that, ”Apart from the successes we have achieved in tackling insecurity and fighting corruption, perhaps our most remarkable progress has been in the area of agriculture. Quietly but steadily, our agriculture revolution is bearing fruits.

The President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, further said, ”According to the Rice Exporters of Thailand, rice imports from Thailand fell from 644,131 tons in Sept 2015 to 20,000 tons in Sept. 2017, representing a 95% drop.”

He emphasised that self-sufficiency in rice was so important because it is the most widely consumed staple in Nigeria, and also because Nigeria’s daily expenditure on rice for over three decades stood at $5 million a day.

He said Nigeria was also doing well in Millet, Sorghum and Maize cultivation, adding that, “We are now the second largest producer of sorghum after the US, the third in millet after India and our breweries are now enjoying local sourcing of those commodities.

“For maize, we are producing 10 million tons while we need about 13 million tons for both human and animal nutrition.”

The President said Nigeria leads the world in the yam and cassava production and that efforts were being made to restore and improve on the country’s ranking in cocoa production, where it has fallen from 2nd to 7th position.

“We are also investing in a new line of tree crops targeting local and foreign end users and certain to earn foreign exchange.

“These are shea butter, palm trees, coconut, mangoes, bananas and plantains, kenaf and sisal hemp, castor and pineapple, among others.

“Overall, our ambition is that agriculture should rise from 25% to 40% of GDP so that we can banish poverty and overcome our economic anxiety,” he said.

President Buhari hailed the NMMA, which he called the preeminent media excellence award, and said the Nigeria media has done well over the years hence it deserves to be celebrated.

He, however, urged the media not to allow those who brought Nigeria to a sorry pass to muddle the waters by creating their own narrative which is far from reality

“This is important because there seems to be a feeling of numbness among the citizens about the conduct of those whose actions brought us here.

“Suddenly, these same people are engaging in revisionist history and blaming those who are working themselves to the bone to correct the misdeeds of the past. They are blaming everyone but themselves for the mess they threw the country into,” the President said.

He said those who mismanaged the country have shown no contrition, no apologies, no shame, but instead have engaged in sheer bravado, unbridled arrogance and revisionism, saying “The media owes it a duty not to allow Nigerians to forget, to say ‘Never Again’ to those who view Nigeria as nothing but a cash cow to be milked to death.”

https://www.businesspost.ng/2017/12/17/rice-farmers-now-millionaires-nigeria-buhari/

SK this useless man at 75 is still lying ,certificate less idiotic slowpoke

...in your dreams Mr. President. Very funny joke.

Coming from lie....

python1:
This is the type of news that gives enemies of the states headache. But the worst they can do is to grunt because what they have as brains is catarrh. Reasonable Nigerians know the comestic surgery done to the economy by those hawks sent packing in 2015. Chinko Japanese can invite Atichukwu to take over their barren lands, that is their blady bizness. I know they will soon start grunting.

Where are the millionaires? Who are the millionaires?

They just write and you just believe.

Oya, begin to mention names, State by State

Ogun State
Kebbi State
Lagos State

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otil1:


Where are the millionaires? Who are the millionaires?

They just write and you just believe.

Oya, begin to mention names, State by State

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I personally know some.

python1:
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I personally know some.

Comprehension 101 - your score is F

Did i ask whether you personally know any?

That's how we join in promoting mass deception

otil1:


Comprehension 101 - your score is F

Did i ask whether you personally know any?

That's how we join in promoting mass deception

otil1:


Where are the millionaires? Who are the millionaires?

They just write and you just believe.

Oya, begin to mention names, State by State

Stop posting comments if you don't know how to use English.

All this people asking where are the millionaires

I just laugh because you can't know them when you are on the internet attacking the president every day

Go to benue and kogi and see people making money ....a friends dad from Nsukka makes millions every year from rice farming

Just a 5 hactares farm and you have the chance of
Producing 3 ton per hectare 2 or3 times in one year a ton can go for 120k as raw paddy

You can process a ton with 30k and get at least 15 stone free bags of 50kg each sold at 10k each or more

Stay there and be abussing the president don't take up an opportunity

Next year watch as I establish my own farms in rivers and Ogun

mrvitalis:


Go to benue and kogi and see people making money ....a friends dad from Nsukka makes millions every year from rice farming

Your dads friend from Nsukka, I doubt he’s a farmer. He’s selling another trite thing, no be rice.

okway2:


Your dads friend from Nsukka, I doubt he’s a farmer. He’s selling another trite thing, no be rice.

See you adani rice farmers are making it real big

Even pepper farmers in Nsukka make millions in a year get busy and contribute to our gdp or just sleep

mrvitalis:


See you adani rice farmers are making it real big

Even pepper farmers in Nsukka make millions in a year get busy and contribute to our gdp or just sleep

Yes, all hail to Buhari, abi?

The shitty president that has not implemented a single agricultural policy.

cstr1000:

Yes, all hail to Buhari, abi?

The shitty president that has not implemented a single agricultural policy.

Banning imported rice and the price going up to make local production profitable at small scale is enough policy

Next !!!

mrvitalis:


See you adani rice farmers are making it real big

Even pepper farmers in Nsukka make millions in a year get busy and contribute to our gdp or just sleep

Lol you’re hanging with a dealer...

cstr1000:

Yes, all hail to Buhari, abi?

The shitty president that has not implemented a single agricultural policy.

Ok. What has your shitty governors been up to?
Apart from building statues, selling ugu and falsefully claiming to have built Lagos?

mrvitalis:


Banning imported rice and the price going up to make local production profitable at small scale is enough policy

Next !!!

Banning imported rice that had already been banned since the GEJ tenure?

So if you think banning is all Buhari needs to maintain to make thing work, I don't know how you think.

Any gain in the Rice sector which I believe is highly exaggerated has absolute nothing to do with buhari. He has contributed absolutely nothing to proactively spur the industry.

Everything positive that has been done in that sector, did not start with buhari.

Jonathan, and to be specific Akinwunmi and Iweala deserves the credit.

okway2:


Ok. What has your shitty governors been up to?
Apart from building statues, selling ugu and falsefully claiming to have built Lagos?

I am discussing the president, thank you.

Now move along, son of Belial.

cstr1000:

I am discussing the president, thank you.

Now move along, son of Belial.

You’re discussing Buhari on a rice thread? You wey dem don bury your destiny under mud.

cstr1000:

Banning imported rice that had already been banned since the GEJ tenure?

So if you think banning is all Buhari needs to maintain to make thing work, I don't know how you think.

Any gain in the Rice sector which I believe is highly exaggerated has absolute nothing to do with buhari. He has contributed absolutely nothing to proactively spur the industry.

Everything positive that has been done in that sector, did not start with buhari.

Jonathan, and to be specific Akinwunmi and Iweala deserves the credit.

Stop posting rubbish.

Any gain is GEJ, any loss is Buhari. You people are disgusting.

Rice from Abakaliki. Husk free and stone free. Fresh. Supplied to me here in PH at 11K/bag. Improved packaging.