Rice

Nigeria’s local rice production rose from two million metric tons in 2015 to nine million metric tons in 2021, President of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Aminu Goronyo has said. According to the association’s…

In a renewed move to address the rising cost of food prices in the Nigerian market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have concluded plans to distribute 27,000 metric tonnes of rice…

 Sadiq Falau 31-year-old has built a N2.5 billion investments in rice production and processing in Nigeria’s north-western region. Falau a young man with a mission to establish Kaduna’s largest rice mill, he is already positioned to…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration dropped import bill of rice from $1 billion to $18.5 million annually. President Buhari also said following the introduction of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), there was sharp…

The Katsina State Government in partnership with Dangote Industries Limited and Saemaul Undong Foundation – a South Korean organisation – has commenced training of over 32,000 rice farmers. The rice farmers, drawn from Katsina and Jigawa…

Ene OkwaniheAs part of efforts by the Nigerian government to empower the youth through agriculture, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority NALDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Youth Service…

Constant push by the Nigerian government to increase its rice production has fuelled the rebranding of top local brands, as markets are constantly raided to confiscate foreign rice. “Most of the Nigerian rice at the market is…

The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said Nigeria's investments in the Anchor Borrowers' Programme have been paying off, with the attendant multiplier effects on the economy and Nigeria's food security. Governor Bagudu…

The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria’ (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has commenced the sale of 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice to 18 Nigerian millers. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made this…