Nigeria has achieved 75â„… self-sufficiency in rice production-FG
February 9, 2023 Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development says the nation has achieved 75 per cent self-sufficiency in rice production through sustained investment in the…
Politics of Rice Pyramids: The Goose and the Goslings
January 23, 2022 You don’t play politics with people’s stomach. Displaying bags of paddy rice when the people are hungry, cannot access and afford same rice is the most ill-advised…
BE PATIENT, PRESIDENT BUHARI ASSURES NIGERIANS OF BETTER PRICES FOR RICE
Jan. 19, 2022 …Says 4.8m smallholder farmers supported by anchor borrowers programme President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerians to exercise some patience as the growing food production in…
Buhari inaugurates 1m bags of rice pyramid, reiterates commitment to food security
Jan. 18, 2022 …Nigeria’s rice production increase to over 7.5 Million Metric tons annually President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated 13 sky-high pyramids consisting of one million bags…
Nigeria hasn’t imported rice in the last four years – RIFAN
Jan. 18, 2022 …Says rice cultivation in the country is real The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has dispelled insinuations that the rice pyramids on display in Abuja were…
2021 harvest: mixed fortunes for Nigerian farmers in North – West states – AFAN
Nov. 16, 2021 The outcome of the 2021 Nigerian farming season has indicated mixed fortunes for farmers in North – West states as some recorded bumper harvest, while others counted…
RIFAN inaugurates committee to partner CBN on rice price reduction in Nigeria
July 7, 2021 The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Bida on Wednesday expressed determination to partner with the CBN to reduce the price of rice in the country….
Nigeria now self sufficient in rice as local production shoots to 9m metric tonnes annually – RIFAN
June 24, 2021 Nigeria’s local rice production increased from two million tonnes in 2015 to nine million tonnes in 2021. Making the declaration in Kaduna on Thursday, Aminu Goronyo, President,…
Benin Republic, RIFAN to sign MoU to boost local rice production
The Republic of Benin is going into partnership with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) to boost her local rice production. RIFAN National President, Alhaji Aminu Goronyo made this…
Borno has the land to deliver Nigeria’s rice requirements – RIFAN
Borno has the capacity to deliver Nigeria’s rice requirements with continuous support by the Federal Government, Alhaji Bulama Maina, the Chairman of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said….