As
the Christmas season draws nearer, the Rice Millers Association of
Nigeria and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria have indicated that
Nigerians may buy rice in the most affordable price.
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According to a report by Daily Sun, millions of Nigerians may by December 2017, buy 50kg bag of rice for about N7,000.
The Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RMAN) and the Rice Farmers
Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) gave the hint at a meeting with Minister
of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in Abuja, on
Wednesday.
President of RIFAN, Mallam Aminu Goronyo, said its members are
expecting bumper harvest this season, assuring that the price of the
commodity would go down progressively with laudable interventions from
the Federal Government.
President of the millers, Mohammed Abubakar, said with the
agreement by the farmers to sell one tonne of paddy at N110,000 instead
of the present cost of N150,000, they had agreed to crash the price of
the produce.
He categorically blamed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its inability to control smuggling of rice into the country.
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