Rice

The Edo South Rice Farmers Association on Tuesday in Benin lauded Gov. Godwin Obaseki for the payment of counterpart fund for Fadama 111 Project Additional Financing by the World Bank. Mrs Bola Ijoma, the Chairman of the association,…

 The Kaduna State Agricultural Development Agency, on Friday, said it would train 270,000 Rice, Soya beans and Maize farmers in the state over the next three years on best farming practices for enhanced production. Malam Mukhtar Ibrahim,…

The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) and Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) have, under the Bill Melinda Gates Rice project, released two rice varieties that could withstand flood and increase rice yields. Dr Mohammed Bashir, the…

The Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos Chapter, Mr Femi Oke, has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its promise of building rice processing plants in the six geo-political zones. Oke gave this advice in an…

The Edo Fadama III project office says that it has funded the cultivation of additional 280 hectares of rice in Edo South Senatorial District for the 2018 planting season. Mr Edward Izevbigie, the Project Coordinator, Edo Fadama III…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says its rice offensive programme will make self-sufficiency in rice a reality in the sub-region by 2025. Mr Ernest Aubee, Principal Programme Officer and ECOWAS Head of Agriculture…

Farmers in Borno has  announced plans to unveil rice pyramid sequel to the bumper harvest recorded this cropping season. They made the announcement on Monday in Maiduguri The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 18, 000…

Rice, as we all know, is for consumption which is widely consumed all over the world. In Nigeria are used in some many ways for their consumption which is “tuwo shikanfa“, rice flour meal (for swallow food), ordinarily cooked too. Do you…

 Mr Chuks Sokari, the Branch Controller, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Awka, on Wednesday said  the country was gradually becoming self-sufficient in rice production going by its availability during the Yuletide. Sokari said this…

 The smuggling of rice through the land borders has  continued to thrive in Badagry area of Lagos State in spite of the Federal Government’s  ban on the practice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that markets along Badagry…