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Anambra state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanisation and Export, Mr. Afam Mbanefo, yesterday said Governor Williw Obinao's investment in agriculture has started yielding results as the state has received order from some businessmen to supply N300 million worth of rice.
Mbanefor, who spoke at the flag off of disbursement of inputs to FADAMA rice farmers in Awka, the state capital, noted that with such orders coming, rice farmers must work harder to increase their yield and assured of state government’s preparedness to give the necessary support to achieve the desired objective.
About 2, 270 farmers from over 100 clusters in various parts of the state were given input vouchers that would cover fertiliser, chemicals, seeds, among other needs, which was 50 per cent of the required input for the farming season.
The affected farmers, according to FADAMA officials, were expected to provide the balance of 50 per cent.
He said the expectation of Governor Willie Obiano was to export Anambra rice to Europe in the near future.
He disclosed that some African countries were also making enquiries about the rice for the purpose of importation.
This, he said, made the state government to target the production of 360, 000 metric tonnes of rice to meet local and export demands.
Mbanefor, who spoke at the flag off of disbursement of inputs to FADAMA rice farmers in Awka, the state capital, noted that with such orders coming, rice farmers must work harder to increase their yield and assured of state government’s preparedness to give the necessary support to achieve the desired objective.
About 2, 270 farmers from over 100 clusters in various parts of the state were given input vouchers that would cover fertiliser, chemicals, seeds, among other needs, which was 50 per cent of the required input for the farming season.
The affected farmers, according to FADAMA officials, were expected to provide the balance of 50 per cent.
He said the expectation of Governor Willie Obiano was to export Anambra rice to Europe in the near future.
He disclosed that some African countries were also making enquiries about the rice for the purpose of importation.
This, he said, made the state government to target the production of 360, 000 metric tonnes of rice to meet local and export demands.
