rice farming

Nigeria can become self-sufficient in rice in eight years if post-harvest losses are reduced to between 30 per cent and 16 per cent. Dr Nehemiah Danbaba, of the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Niger, made the declaration in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the revolution in rice production across the country as a product of his administration’s policy and the diligent execution of it by institutions of state such as the Central Bank of Nigeria. The…