“I am sure that this year’s harvest will be bountiful, especially for rice, because of the effective nature of ‘Patriarc’ in controlling weeds.
The traders urged the federal government to ensure improvement in the quality of Nigerian rice as well as ensure increased farming and supply.
Mr Diri further claimed that “maybe for some average home, every Sunday.”
A 50-kilogramme bag of local rice is sold between N27,500 and N28,000 depending on the brand.
The company will, in 2022, finance farmers in the country, through the Benin Republic government, to produce 20,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice during the dry season.
The farmers said thousands of hectares of farmlands wilted due to the prolonged dry spell in Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe and Jigawa States.
Groundnut oil cost N27,000 for 50kg and N5,400 for 5kg. A bag of rice cost N30,000 and N4000 for ‘plastic rubber’. A bag of garri was priced at N16,000.
“We want a clean state, and we will not tolerate street begging.”
These items were exempted from the list, based on national priorities, among other reasons, a report said.
Mr. Sani urged beneficiaries to ensure judicious use of the input so as to recover from their losses.
