Imota Rice Mill To Be Complete 2020 – LASG

The Lagos State Government on has said the Imota Rice Mill at Imota, in Ikorodu Lagos, will be completed by the second quarter of 2020, with a production capacity of 32,000 tonnes per hour.

According to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the State Government-owned Integrated Rice Mill will be also created about 250, 000 jobs from the production down to market.

Lawal disclosed this during an inspection tour of the mill alongside other members of the State Executive Council.

The Commissioner, who was accompanied on the inspection tour by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya as well as other top officials of the Ministry, noted that the 32 metric-tonnes capacity mill is projected to be producing 2.4million/50kg bags annually.

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He added that the Rice Mill would also have a warehouse to accommodate 20,000 metric tonnes of rice.

“The social-economic importance of this Mill is very significant to Lagos State government, considering the situation that we are in now, considering the policy of the national government on rice, and considering the impact of rice in Lagos, people that are rice,” he said.

“We are happy with the level of development and after the completion, I see jobs created, considering the numbers of people that are currently working on this site now, the cost-benefit importance of this mill is very phenomena. 250, 000 jobs from the production down to market just because of the investment and initiative of this administration to ensure that this site is completed on time.”

“I see opportunities in the Agric space, I see jobs been created in the Agric space, I see poverty been reduced in the Agric space and I see more foreign and local investments in the Agric space.”

While reiterating the commitment of the State Government to put effect to the Federal Government policy on rice importation, the Commissioner explained that the State Government has shown that its ready but calling on Lagosians to tap into the opportunities.

“We have demonstrated that we have the capacity to complete this Mill, what we are showing is for private investors to see the opportunities, we will still have people that will be barging the rice, people that will open new stores, people that will also be coming to off-take the rice.”

“This mill is projected to be producing 2.4million/50kg bags annually. So considering the cost-benefit analysis, it is very significant and I want to commend the governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for putting more investment into the project.”

Credit: PM News