Tag: rice
STOAN says over 150 shiploads of rice diverted in three months
LAGOS - Some importers in Lagos were on Tuesday accused of diverting over 150 shiploads of rice to ports in Benin Republic, Cameroon, Accra...
Rice farmers decry insecurity in Borno
MAIDUGURI - The Maisandari Rice Farmers Association in Borno said that Boko Haram insurgency had forced its members to abandon farming this year.
Malam Garba Ibrahim, the...
EAC increases rice import duty to 35% to protect local farmers
The East African Community (EAC) comprising Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya has increased import duty on rice in a move to discourage cheap...
Sub-regional workshop on rice growing ends in Bamako
BAMAKO - A two-day workshop on rice growing in the Sahel region, jointly organised by some NGOs has ended on Wednesday, official sources says.
The...
Chairman threatens to shut down Abakaliki rice mill if…
ABAKALIKI - The Chairman of the Abakaliki Rice Mill Company, Chief Joseph Ununu, has said that the mill will be shut on Monday if...
Elechi advises rice millers to relocate to new site
ABAKALIKI - Gov. Martin Elechi of Ebonyi has advised rice millers at Abakaliki Rice Mill to relocate to Iboko, Izzi Local Government Area to...
Review of rice tariff policy to encourage local production – Adesina
ABUJA - The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said the downward review of tariff on rice importation was to encourage...
FG, Kaduna train 300,000 farmers on rice production
By SundiataPOST, Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Kaduna State Government said it would train 300,000 farmers to boost rice...
400,000 rice farmers to benefits from FG’s dry season incentives
By NAN
The Federal Government says 400, 000 rice farmer will benefit from its dry season farming incentives under its 2013/2014 Growth Enhancement Support Scheme.
Dr...
Niger partners agencies to boost rice production
By SundiataPOST, Abuja
The Niger State Government says that it is collaborating with the Japan International Development Corporation Agency (JICA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development to increase...