Benin Republic grants Nigerian company 30,000 hectares for rice production
Benin Republic Government has granted 30,000 hectares of land to a Nigerian company, Labana Rice Mills, for the cultivation of rice in that country.
The general manager of the company, Abdullahi Idris-Zuru, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the company would, 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.
“A total of 30,000 hectares of farmland are being made available in the Benin Republic to Labana Rice Mills for the cultivation of rice.
“These resolutions were made during a joint meeting of Beninous Government officials with Labana Rice Mills delegation to Cotonou, the country’s capital, last weekend.
“The meeting with the Labana delegation led by the chairman, Abubakar Abbah-Adamu, was chaired by the Benin Minister of Agriculture, Gaston Dossouhoui,” Mr Idris-Zuru said.
He said that the Beninouis government granted the farmland after an assessment of the company’s rice mills and farms in Kebbi, Nigeria.
“The report has convinced the government of Labana Rice Mills’ capacity to be a reliable partner in agriculture,” the general manager added.
He said that the chairman of the company expressed his gratitude for the trust and confidence the Benin government had in Labana rice mills and the government and people of Nigeria.
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