Traders and consumers, who spoke to journalists in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos, reported mixed price movements across markets. News Agency of Nigeria Some Lagos
By Susan Reidy LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s wheat, rice and corn production in 2026-27 is expected to drop due to increasing rural insecurity, higher input costs and reduced
by Daniel Essiet Nigeria and other African countries are expanding the release of improved rice varieties with higher yield potential, climate resilience and enhanced nutritional
by Busola Aro After valuing the cultivation of a hectare of rice at between N2.2 million and N2.3 million, the federal government and stakeholders in Nigeria’s rice value chain
Consumer Connect *The Japanese Government provides equivalent $3.5 million to Nigeria as part of measures to boost rice seed production, agricultural productivity, as well as food
The support aims to improve the production and availability of certified rice seed, addressing one of the major constraints affecting productivity and efforts to expand domestic
Source: World-grain A new rice mill with a production capacity of 400 tons per day has been commissioned in Kano State, Nigeria. Crescent Rice Mill Ltd., a subsidiary of
Ismaila Biliaminu Manne About a year ago, reports suggesting that a 50kg bag of rice could soon sell for around N40,000 sparked optimism across Nigeria. Consumers expected local
By Hafsat Ibrahim Nigeria, ECOWAS Push for Rice Self-Sufficiency Nigeria and the ECOWAS Commission have intensified efforts to achieve rice self-sufficiency, ending decades of