President Muhammadu Buhari has described the revolution in rice production across the country as a product of his administration's clear sighted policy and the deligent execution of it by institutions of state such as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
The President gave this indication at the Commemoration of the national rice festival and the flag-off of the North East 2021 and 2nd cycle 2021 dry season rice cultivation programme and 2020 wet season harvest aggregation and sales of paddy to millers held in Gombe.
Represented by the Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, the President expressed gratitude to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for solving the problems of financing in Agriculture and State Governors for championing the cause of rice production and other agricultural commodities, singling out Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for special commendation for reviving the cotton value chain for which the State was once known for.
The President stated no matter restrained sources his management has carried out huge effects in the Agricultural production and its fee chain, announcing a number of infrastrastural tasks a good way to galvanize economic activities are being undertaken across the united states for the advantage of all Nigerians.
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya stated however for the policy route of the President and the sound assist of the CBN, the heaps of rice pyramids on show might now not have been feasible.
"The pyramids are returned and we're glad to see this and allow me keep in mind that most effective in January the Management of Central Bank with the National Cotton Association were right here in Gombe and they kick-began the aggregation process of cotton farmers who equally paid the centers they took in kind to sign the return of cotton production".
He said Gombe nation is a shining example within the anchor borrower programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria because of the fact that farmers inside the State are poised on taking benefit of the programme to enhance agricultural production and eventually pay in kind centers obtained to hold sustainability.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya said Gombe State has a beneficial climatic condition for the production of sorghum, sesame seeds, and different Agricultural commodities, making it a super vacation spot for Agriculture revolution in the North East sub-place.
"Gombe is an agrarian State, with 85% of our human beings engaged in farming activities. Agriculture is therefore an essential source of livelihood to our people and the bedrock of our financial system"
"Gombe has awesome potentials in rice production. We have 3 main Dams in Dadin Kowa, Balanga and Cham. We are running with UNIDO to faucet into the ones potentials for both irrigation agriculture and hydropower generation. Our Government is working at the Gombe State Industrial Park in Dadin Kowa. The park has a huge Agricultural Industrial Park phase that’s geared closer to industrial production and processing of agricultural products".
He stated the aid farmers within the State got from the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN enabled them to supply en mass, main to the realization of the rice pyramid on show on the tanker bay alongside Gombe/Bauchi street.
The Gombe State Governor, stated the State is open and geared up to key into any initiative with a view to help farmers have access to facilities and inputs that will enhance their potential to interact inside the production of Agricultural commodities.
He recommended President Muhammadu Buhari for displaying management inside the country's march toward food sufficiency, because the country can now boast of ingesting what it produces and produces what she eats.
The Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar said the rice pyramid on display is a sign of the dedication and steadfastness of President Muhammadu Buhari through the Central Bank Nigeria CBN to revolutionise Agriculture inside the united states of america and guarantee meals security.
He said before the coming of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, farmers inside the country used to get among 1.7 to two.5 heaps in line with hectare however that for the time being farmers are getting 6 heaps in keeping with hectare on the average owing to the Federal Government's extension offerings, financial guide and provision of farm inputs to small holder farmers among others.
The Governor of the Central Bank Nigeria CBN, Godwin Emefiele stated because the anchor borrower programme was released by way of president Muhammadu Buhari some 5 years in the past, it has become a recreation changer in Nigeria and could ultimately help in reaching some of the dreams of the Government's economic sustainability plan.
He said under the moist season farming, CBN/RIFAN Partnership will finance 221 thousand farmers to domesticate hundred and twenty one thousand hectres in 22 States, saying of this number, the North East sub-area can have 40 4 thousand eight hundred and 7 farmers to cultivate over 40 4 hectres representing over 20 percentage of the total wide variety of farmers and hectres respectively.
The President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN Mohammed Aminu Goronyo stated Nigeria has come of age in rice manufacturing to without problems feed its growing population, attributing the feat to President Muhammadu Buhari's vision in that course.
Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe
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