Ban on importation of rice underway -Jonathan

On November 17, 2011 · In News BY DANIEL IDONOR ABUJA — PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, hinted of his plan to ban rice importation in his budget speech which he will soon present to the National Assembly.

The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, in a report entitled “Nigeria rice value chain analysis,” had put rice importation at three million metric tonnes annually with a total value of N468 billion ($3 billion). President Jonathan who spoke while receiving the report of the Northern Economic Summit organised by the Professor Jerry Gana led G_20 Group, said Nigeria can no longer rely on rice import most of which have been stored in silos for more than 10 years, to feed her population. continued Copyright, Blaise APLOGAN, 2010,© Bienvenu sur Babilown Toute republication de cet article doit en mentionner et l’origine et l’auteur sous peine d’infraction