The Chief Executive Officer of Raymos
Guana Farms, Mr Raymos Guana, says the decision of the Federal
Government to ban rice importation is too hasty.
Guana, a former Commissioner for Lands
in Delta, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Thursday.
According to him, the quantity of rice being produce in the country today will not be able to meet the demands of Nigerians.
He said that government should have
given farmers at least three to five years notice to work toward
boosting rice production that could adequately feed the nation.
“With such target, each state of the
federation would be given specified quantity of rice to be produced
within the stipulated time.
“For example, Delta will produce one
million tonnes of rice, Anambra two million, while Ebonyi will produce
five million tonnes of rice.
“With this target, I am very sure that each state would work toward achieving its goals and expectation,’’ he said.
Guana also called on government at all
levels to support farmers with processing facilities, adding that the
magnitude of food lost after harvest was alarming.
“If we have processing machines around the country, there will be much food left after harvest
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