Gilbert Ekwugbe
As part of its organic growth strategy, Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE), has concluded arrangements to onboard the trading of electronic receipts of rice and its derivatives of Imota Rice Mill.
Imota Rice Mill, promoted by the Lagis State Government, is the largest in Africa and the third largest in the world, with installation capacity of 32 Metric Tonnes per hour. It is located at Imota area of Ikorodu division owned by the Lagos State Rice Company Limited to drive development of the Rice Value Chain and meet the rice demand needs of the nation.
The Mill requires about 200,000 Metric Tonnes of Paddy Rice annually, to produce head rice of about 120,000 metric tonnes and other derivatives. It is estimated to generate 1, 500 direct jobs and 254, 000 indirect jobs.
“Our Exchange is proud to partner with Imota Rice Mill to fulfil its objectives for the development of the commodities ecosystem to meet demand for rice in Nigeria and drive the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) through the Commodities ecosystem. This partnership will promote an enabling environment for the alignment of all stakeholders in the rice production value chain and the capital market.”, says the LCFE’s Managing Director, Akin Akeredolu-Ale.
He said the onboarding of Imota Rice Mill on the Exchange will drive steady flow of Paddy to the Mill and ensure effective trading of rice contracts on the Exchange.
The Pan African Commodities Exchange, LCFE, was established for structured, standardized and certified trading of electronic receipts of commodities and allied products as well as their derivatives.
