Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN).
“We have two cropping seasons of production and each season we produce an average of 4 million tons that will give you 8 million tons per annum”.
“We have enough paddy in ground, the same thing with rice Millers, they have more than enough in stock, which means that we don’t need to import paddy of milled rice”.
The National President of Rice Millers, Muhammed Abubakar Maifata said smuggling is capable of crippling rice business in the country.
He appealed to Nigerian Customs and other security Agencies to come out with other strategies that will address the menace.
“Smuggling is our major challenge, rice keep on coming through land borders despite the fact that government has banned importation through land borders”.