Nigerian rice farmers acquire agro-allied incentives worth US$1.6m
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project has commenced…
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Central Bank of Nigeria funds production of nine agricultural commodities with US$1.1bn
NIGERIA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has targeted to fund the value chains…
Potential effects of COVID-19 pandemic on rice production, supply and prices
AFRICA – In Africa, rice has become the fastest growing staple food in the region,…
Liberian government provides funds to enhance local rice production, processing
LIBERIA – Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Samuel D. Tweah Jr., and…
Japan donates rice mill to Nigeria’s Edo state to boost rice production
NIGERIA – The Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26m (US$70,650) to…
World’s first sustainable rice partnership shortlisted for US$100m grant
ASIA – The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), a multi-stakeholder platform that seeks to promote efficiency…
Nigeria to offer rice farmers affordable loans to boost production
NIGERIA – The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it would offer single-digit loan to…
Kenyan government allocates US$1.9m to purchase locally sourced rice
KENYA – The government of Kenya has set aside US$1.9m for purchase of rice from…
Ghana to add rice on local commodity exchange in efforts towards becoming self sufficient
GHANA – The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is set to list rice to its trading…
Nigerian Rice Mill injects US$13.4m to boost production capacity
NIGERIA – Tiamin Rice Mill Limited has invested a total of US$13.37M to boost its…