RIFAN harvests 100,000 bags of rice annually in Bayelsa
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Bayelsa chapter, says it produced 100, 000 bags of rice annually in its efforts to achieve sufficient food for the people. The Chairman of…
Rice production: Farmers urge gov’t to provide loans to enable increase in production
Some rice farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with affordable loan facilities to boost production to reduce the price of the commodity as they described the closure…
Nigeria’s rice production hits 8m metric tonnes, as RIFAN targets 18m Metric Tonnes by 2023
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Tuesday said Nigeria’s annual production has hit 8 million metric tonnes, with a target of 18 million metric tonnes by 2023. Alhaji…
FG distributes inputs worth N5million to rice farmers in Oyo State
The Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday distributed farm inputs worth N5 million to18 rice farmers in Oyo State. Mr Victor Korede, the Chairman, Rice…