Buhari inaugurates 1st made-in-Nigeria rice mill
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a state-of-the-art rice mill at Amarawa Village in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State in a bid to demonstrate his support for local rice production and promote the country’s quest for self-sufficiency in the production of Nigeria’s number one staple food item. L-R: Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr. Sriram Venkateswaran, Chairman, FullMark Group during the inauguration of the multi-million naira state-of-the-art Amarawa Rice Mill located at Amarawa Village, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State recently Owned and operated by Amarava Agro Processors Limited, a subsidiary of Fullmark Group, the 288 metric tonnes per day capacity Amarawa rice mill is the first rice mill in the country that has almost 100 percent local content as all fabrications and installations were made in Kano. Speaking during the inauguration of the factory as part of activ...