Tag: Rice
Nigeria: President Buhari addresses Agriculture Stakeholders in the Rice Value Chain
President Buhari recently addressed Stakeholders in the Nigerian Rice Value Chain; view the full speech below
PROTOCOLS:
I am very pleased to receive you today. Firstly,...
Nigeria: Government to distribute inputes to rice farmers in Kebbi, Zamfara
The Federal Government of Nigeria will distribute farming inputs to about 45,000 rice farmers in Kebbi and Zamfara states for dry season farming.
Chairman, Rice...
IITA trains Tanzanian farmers on fall armyworms control
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with its partners have trained at least 300 agricultural officers and farmers in Tanzania on...
Nigeria: Scaling CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’Policy
The CBN's Anchor Borrowers'Policy
Rice is Nigeria’s leading number one food in all homes. Its importation using scarce forex has gulped fortunes in excess of...
Nigeria: FADAMA III trains farmers in Kogi on new farming technology
The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AFII) programme has started training farmers in Kogi on how to use simple farming technology to boost agriculture.
Ms. Josephine...
Nigeria increased paddy rice production by 12 million tonnes
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), said that the production of rice paddy had increased from five million tonnes to...
Ghana: Government won’t make Agriculture a political matter
George Oduro, a Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has reiterated the commitment of the government to improve the lives...
Nigeria Boosts food security through local rice production
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) confirms that Nigeria has saved over 216 billion Nigeria from the importation of Rice.
The Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has...
Nigeria: Ogun State increases food production Capacity
In order to promote the production of rice in Ogun State, especially the ofada species, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has disclosed that he has approved...
Nigeria: Kogi State boosts rice production
In the bid to increase food security in Nigeria, the Kogi State government has said its commitment to agricultural revolution in the country has begun...
