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August 13, 2019 No Responses

Experts say Nigeria rice straight from farm, nutritious & healthy

Some Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents say locally produced rice are more nutritious and healthier than the imported one. The residents agreed that if locally produced rice was properly rebranded, there would be no need for the importation of foreign...

October 4, 2017 No Responses

50kg Bag of Rice’ll Sell for N6000 Soon, says Rice Farmers

The National President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Aminu Goronyo, on Wednesday, disclosed that in the next few months, a 50kg bag of rice would be sold at the rate of N6000. Goronyo made this known during a meeting between rice farmers, proces...

April 17, 2017 No Responses

Dangote’ll become largest world exporter of rice – Adesina

The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021. Adesina said this at the Mo Ibrahim Forum in Morocco over the weekend....

April 4, 2017 No Responses

50kg of Rice to Sell for N10, 000 in June – Rice farmers

Nigerians have been assured that in June 2017 a 50 kilogramme of rice bag will sell at N10, 000. RICE farmers under the auspices of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN gave the assurance. National President, RIFAN, Aminu Goronyo, who...