Anestan Farms And Agro-Allied Industry Opens Rice Facility At Nawfia/Umuokpu Axis

The ultra modern rice mill company of the Anestan Farms and Agro Allied Industry Nigeria limited has been officially opened for commercial activities.

The factory which is located at no. 80 Enugu/Onitsha expressway Nawfia by Ogbo-Osisi market Umuokpu axis, is said to produce over twenty metric tons of rice daily.

Commissioning the company, Governor Willie Obiano represented by the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanization and Export, Mr. Nnamdi Onukwuba, commended the MD of the Anestan Farms and Agro Allied Industry, Mr. Stanislaus Nnaka, for such initiative which he observed will go a long way in increasing the state’s internally generated revenue and help to ensure food security in the state.

The Governor assured to support the company for optimum productivity.
On his part the Member Representing Orumba South at the state House of Assembly, Honourable Emmanuel Nwafor, called on the people of the state to patronize the company as a way of encouraging locally made goods.

Speaking earlier, the Chairman on the occasion and the state President of Ohaneze Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene while commending Chief Nnaka for such bold step to address food challenge in the state and urged him to be conscious of quality in the company’s production in order to retain Ndi Anambra’s trust and patronage.

In their remarks, the state Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Mr Uchenna Okafor, and member of APGA BOT , Chief Romeo Onwuka, noted that the rice factory will not only add to the state’s internally generated revenue but will also reduce unemployment among the teaming youths in the state.

In his remarks the Managing Director of the Anestan Farms and Agro Allied Industry, Chief Nnaka assured that he will maintain the high quality and quantity of production the company kicked off with.

Chief Nnaka also disclosed that the company has currently employed over forty youths and would employ more as the company advances.

Other dignitaries who graced the occasion include the Member representing Orumba North and South Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Okwudili Ezenwankwo, Member Representing Awka South Constituency Two at the state House of Assembly, Honourable Ifeanyi Momah, among others.