The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to supporting Nigerian farmers to produce rice that would compete with the ones produced from countries like India, China and Thailand.The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo recently gave this assurance while at an interactive session with some middle level civil and public servnts on the ease of doing business in the country.According to him, Nigerians would, in the immediate future, start to see the dividends of the taken by the Federal Government in the agricultural sector as the country would soon start producing local rice.He advised that if Nigerians would consume what the country produces locally, poverty and unemployment would be easily tackled.He said the government was not unaware of this development and would do everything within its powers to encourage local farmers to improve the output and quality of local price.“It is worrisome that locally produced rice is still expensive than imported rice from India, China and Thailand.“Rice produced in these countries, are subsidized by their respective governments making rice from the region cheap and affordable.“By subsiding rice production for farmers, more jobs are created. We are planning to introduce some kinds of assistance to our farmers in due course. Our rice will have to compete with any rice in the world. We will hold meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture every day”, Osinbajo further said.
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