Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice, That's Why It Is Expensive

The Minister Of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogeh, on Wednesday in Abuja said Nigerian businessman demanded 2.5billion dollars(N492 billion) a week for importation of goods and services  into the country.

Ogeh made this known in a meeting with  officials of VICAMPRO, an indigenous Agro company investing in production of Irish potato on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said that the ministry is willing to support  local investors with the capacity to produce goods and save the country's foreign exchange.

He said the consumption of rice in the country was rizing and that a lot of people were not aware that the rice had some degree of arsenic.

The Minister also said that consumption of rice in large quantity on a regular basis was a bit of health risk, adding that substituting it with potato would be a welcomed development.

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