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November 23, 2017: Information Minister, Lai Mohammed in a press conference in Abuja briefed journalists on the administration\u2019s growing achievements to revamp the economy. \u00a0According to Lai Mohammed, Nigeria is inching closer to self-sufficiency in rice production, due to the successes recorded in the local production of rice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mr. Muhammed cited a report by a Thai rice export association to support his claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, the Thailand Rice Exporters Association has recently revealed that within a spate of just two years \u2013 from September 2015 to September 2017 \u2013 Nigeria\u2019s rice importation dropped from 644,131 Metric Tonnes to just about 21,000MT.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is more good news to report: As a result of this administration\u2019s success in local production, some investors from Thailand have shown interest in establishing rice milling plants in Nigeria, and this is sure to further boost rice production in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe increased rice production has, in turn, led to the establishment of rice mills, including the 120,000MT WACOT Mill in Kebbi and the 1,000,000MT Dangote Rice Mill,\u201d Mr. Mohammed said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mohammed added that Nigeria targets the production of seven million metric tons of rice in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what does the increased production of rice portend for the country? It means, as I said earlier, that Nigeria is very close to achieving self-sufficiency in rice. By 2018, the administration targets rice production of 7 million MT. As at 2015, rice demand in Nigeria stood at 6.3 million MT,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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