Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday passed a Bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at plenary on Wednesday. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West), in his presentation, disclosed that the Bill […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to exercise some patience as the growing food production in the country, especially expansion in rice farming, will eventually bring down prices of food, making it more affordable for all. Buhari spoke on Tuesday at the official commissioning ceremony of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/Rice Farmers Association of […]
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The Federal Government has approved the sum of N60 billion to support rice production in the country and crash its market price ahead of the festive period. Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday at the end of the National Food Security Council in Abuja. “The government has approved […]
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The presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, says efforts to get the nation out of its present economic challenges are beginning to yield positive results, especially in agriculture. The presidential aide said this in Abuja on Sunday. According to him, an increase in the volume of rice production and processing across the country is already saving the […]
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Prof. Bola Okuneye, an International Consultant, FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF), has said that Nigeria would begin exportation of rice in the next five years. Okuneye spoke on Wednesday at Amanuke, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra, when the FADAMA III AF team visited its rice farmland to ascertain level of progress at the […]
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