The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Kaduna State Government on Friday in Kaduna said they would train 300,000 farmers to boost rice production in the country.
The minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, represented by the Director, State Agricultural Development Programme, Alhaji Tijani Isiaku, said this during a one-day training for farmers on rice production.
Adesina said the training was aimed at equipping both large and small scale farmers on modern techniques in rice production.
``What the Federal Ministry of Agriculture is trying to do is to encourage farmers to boost rice production through the use of modern techniques, which will yield more production massively.''
He said the state had the second largest number of registered rice farmers, and advised others to register to benefit from loans, training and assistance that would promote exportation.
The minister decried the high quantity of rice imported into the country, adding that efforts were in place to promote rice production for exportation, increase in revenue and job-creation.
Also, the Assistant Director in charge of Rice in the ministry, Mr Andrew Ikadeunu, said the government's target was that by 2014, the nation would be self-sufficient.
He urged farmers to participate in the Federal Government programmes on availability of rice production equipment at very low interest rates to boost production, reduce cost of production and generate more money.
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