NEWS: RICE MILL

RICE MILL

The Federal government in collaboration with Bauchi state government will establish a rice mill in kirfi Local Government.

Alh. Garba Sabo Bara

The Head of Millennium Service in the Bauchi state Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Daniel Ishaku Zwall made this known in an interview with BFR FM Kirfi reporter in the Local Government secretariat.

Mr. Daniel Ishaku Zwall said, the Federal Government has selected three local governments from the tree geo-political zone in the state to establish the factory which includes: Jama’are Local Government from Bauchi North, Ningi Local Government from Bauchi central and kirfi Local Government from Bauchi south.

He said, the federal government will train rice farmers in the Local Government on the type of seeds to plant for the project.

He said, rice farmers after harvest, will bring their farm produce which will be processed free of charge in the rice mill without paying a kobo.

Mr. Daniel Ishaku said, the rice mill will enhance the creation of  job opportunities for the teeming youths in the Local Government.

He said the federal government project in the Local Government will increase revenue generation to the Local Government.

Contributing, the head of Administration of the Local Government Alhaji Adamu Zalanga expresses his satisfaction for selecting kirfi Local Government as one of the Local Government that is to benefit from the federal Government project. 

Alh. Adamu Aliyu Zalanga said, the Local Government council will do everything possible to provide a befitting location for the establishment of the factory in the Local Government.

He said, the Local Government has since provided a site in Badara area at the Local Government for the project.

He said, this will in no-small measures provide job opportunities for the teeming youths in the area.