Agriculture
Stakeholders advocate rice fortification to tackle hunger
Stakeholders have called for expanded food fortification, particularly rice, to address micronutrient deficiencies and hidden hunger in Nigeria.
Tag: Rice
Politics
Lagos trains rice millers on biofortification to boost food security
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government has trained rice millers and regulators on rice biofortification to boost food security. The training,…
Agriculture
Lagos unveils biofortified rice to address micronutrients deficiency
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government has unveiled the Biofortified Blending Machine and Biofortified Rice to tackle growing micronutrient deficiencies in the…
Agriculture
Niger, IFAD records milestones in rice, cassava value chains
By Rita Iliya Niger Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-assisted Value Chain Development Programme Additional Financing (VCDP+AF) had recorded significant milestones in…
General News
RICOWAS project to boost climate-resilient rice production in Nigeria – Official
By Abigael Joshua The RICOWAS Project was designed to boost climate-resilient rice production in Nigeria, Dr Umar Abdullahi, the National Coordinator of the project…
Agriculture
German Govt. supports climate-smart rice farming in 3 states
Rice By Felicia Imohimi The German Government has inaugurated the Carbon Offsetting Rice Emissions (CORE) Project to support 12,000 smallholder farmers in climate-smart rice…
Economy/Business
NCS denies releasing poisoned rice seized from smugglers in Seme
Rebuttal By Raji Rasak The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed the allegation of releasing poisoned rice seized from…
Economy/Business
FCCPC raids Utako market, seals shops over rebagged, underweight rice
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has raided and sealed some shops at Utako market for selling re-bagged and…
General News
Dangote distributes 40,000 bags of rice to Borno residents
By Abdullahi Mohammed No fewer than 40,000 bags of rice are to be distributed to residents of Borno through the Food Intervention Programme…
Defence/Security
Navy seizes petrol, foreign rice in Lagos
Navy By Raji Rasak The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the Nigerian Navy has intercepted 13,800 litres of petrol and 71 bags of…