Rice production

FADZA Multi Concept Limited in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has organised a training program for maize and rice growers to demonstrate climate resilient practices. The emergency training…

Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), has disclosed plans to deploy rice production technology from China as part of efforts to improve rice production in the country. Robert Berlin, head of Agricultural Services…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, says Nigeria has achieved 75 per cent self-sufficiency in rice production through sustained investment in the value chain. Abubakar made this known at the Rice…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has praised Nigeria, particularly its smallholder farmers for the considerable progress in rice production. However, according to the FAO, more still needs to be done. The…

The huge population of Lagos State provides a viable ready-made market for rice, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Agriculture, Dr Oluwarotimi Fashola, has said. Fashola stated this during the Training and Empowerment programme…

The Federal Government is investing in the development of ten additional large-scale integrated rice mills in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammed Abubakar, during…

THE government of Republic of Benin has indicated willingness to partner with the Labana Rice Farm to cultivate about 30,000 hectares of land in the country close to Nigeria border. Benin Republic team, led by the Ambassador in Nigeria…

Abdul Mohammed Isa,       Minna Niger state government in north central Nigeria has registered 6000 Civil servants in the State for the  CBN Rice intervention scheme programme . The programme according to the state government is to…

To encourage farmers in adopting technologies in Agriculture, Kogi  Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) in partnership with the National Cereal Research Institute in Badegi, is facilitating the…

The total rice output produced annually in kebbi state has reached over four million tonnes. The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kebbi state, Alhaji Muhammed Sahabi-Augie disclosed this during an excursion with…