Nigeria Looking To Achieve Rice Self Sufficiency By 2020 Youtube Businessday. april 3, 2018. the federal government says nigeria will achieve self sufficiency in rice production by 2020 with sustained implementation of the anchor borrowers’ programme launched on november 17, 2015. minister of information and culture, lai mohammed, who gave the assurance at a media briefing in lagos on monday, said “the. Nigeria is the world's 2nd largest importer of rice. the government is now looking to support local farmers and has set a goal of achieving self sufficiency.
Nigeria Launches 10 Year Document To Achieve Rice Self Sufficiency As part of the implementation of card phase 11, nigeria has developed a new national rice development strategy ii (nrds ii). the nrds ii is a 10 year (2020 – 2030) plan that provides the purpose and direction for the development of the rice sub sector to achieve government’s goal of self – sufficiency in rice production, food and nutrition. The federal government says nigeria will achieve self sufficiency in rice production by 2020 with sustained implementation of the anchor borrowers’ programme launched on november 17, 2015. As a result, shehuri said national paddy production rose significantly towards rice self sufficiency in 2020 while the nrd i was reviewed to give rise to the formulation of a new nrds document in. It aims to guide the development of the rice subsector to achieve the government's goals of self sufficiency in rice production, food and nutrition security, job creation, and surplus production.
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