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Alhaji Jamilu Ibrahim, the Chairman of Rice Farmers in Daura, Katsina State, has urged the Federal Government not to lift the ban on the importation of rice.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government banned the importation of rice to protect local rice farmers and promote local rice consumption in the country.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim told journalists after a meeting of Local Rice Farmers of Daura on Monday that there was the need for the government to maintain its stand on rice importation to boost local production.<\/p>\n

The ban on importation will assist the local rice farmers to produce more at affordable prices for local consumption as well as assist the government to conserve foreign exchange.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Nigeria, we have fertile land in no fewer than 25 states where rice can be produced in large quantities for local consumption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The chairman called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to set aside more funds that could be used to grant loan to local rice farmers in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CBN should continue with the Anchor Borrower Programme that was introduced to assist local rice farmers with loans.<\/p>

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\u201cThe programme has assisted farmers in producing rice in large quantities during the 2017 farming season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now set to go back to our farms for the production of rice during the dry season farming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim urged the rice farmers to use the loan given to them judiciously in order to shore up rice production.<\/p>\n

He lauded the Federal and State Governments for giving a deserved attention to the agriculture sector, which, according to him, has the capacity to guarantee food security in the country.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that the Federal Government had introduced Anchor Borrowers Programme to boost cotton and rice production in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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