Lagos joins rice producers

The Lagos State Government is set to join the league of rice producers as it intensifies efforts to commence production in 2020.
The state has set up a rice mill in Imota, a suburb in Lagos.
The mill has a production capacity of 32,000 tonnes per hour.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, said the state-owned firm will create 250, 000 direct and indirect jobs.
It has 32 metric-tonnes capacity mill to produce 2.4 million/50kg bags annually.








