Buhari To Unveil Mega Rice Pyramids In Abuja – CBN

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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday unveil the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) huge Rice Pyramids in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mega rice pyramids project is a collaboration of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN).

Information obtained from the apex bank’s official website stated that the pyramids, which it described as the largest in the world, were enabled by the its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP).

It stated that the ABP, since inauguration in November, 2015, had increased the average yield of rice per hectare from 1.8 metric tonnes to five metric tonnes, while discouraging importation of the commodity.

“The ABP has enabled 95 per cent reduction of Nigeria’s annual rice import bill from 1.5 billion dollars in 2015 to 18.5 million dollars.

”It has also created 12.8 million direct and indirect jobs across different value chains and food belts of the country, ” it said.

The CBN stated that, in spite of challenges of flooding during the wet season, the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering insecurity in 2020 and 2021, it was still able to work with other stakeholders to inspire farmers to reap bountiful harvest.

It added that similar rice and maize pyramids had been unveiled in states like Kebbi, Niger, Gombe, Ekiti, among others.

Meanwhile, some stakeholders have commended the apex bank for the ABP initiative and support to farmers.

A farmer, Mr Abubakar Alli, said that the idea of the ABP, and CBN supporting state governments to boost food production had been encouraging.

”I must commend the CBN for its support through the ABP toward rice production in Nigeria and supporting different state governments to boost production,” he said.

Also commending on the initiative, Chinonso Elendu, urged the authorities to ensure that farmers were safe in their farms.

“This is a very good move, but we need to make sure our farmers are safe and crops should be affordable to everyone,” he said.

According to Hussein Ibrahim, the unveiling of rice pyramids across the country, which indicates improved capacity to cultivate the crop should also make it cheap and affordable to the common man.

NAN reports that the Abuja mega rice pyramids are located at the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Trade Fair Complex, Abuja. (NAN)

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