Nigerians Now Eat N1.2bn Local Rice Daily – RIFAN - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2019
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria RIFAN saysNigerians now consume rice worth 1.2 billion naira daily.
The President of the Association, Aminu Goronyodisclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja.
Goronyo explained that from 2015 till date, therewas no official exchange of currencies for rice importation into the country asit was in the past.
He said that Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’sintervention through its Anchor Borrowers programme made Nigeria to achieverice sufficiency with such high consumption of locally produced rice.
He commended the CBN for its interventions inensuring rice sufficiency in the country.
The President warned the general public to be waryof fraudsters who might want to use the name of the association for selfishinterest.
He specifically, warned that there was nothing like“RIFAN CBN Modern Anchor Borrowers Contractor” as published in some newspapersand urged the public to disregard it.