Nigeria: Tackling Rice Production Challenges in the Country Nigeria presently spends billions of naira annually on the importation of rice in spite of its capacity to produce enough locally to meet the needs of the populace. Acting Executive Director of the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, Dr Mark Ukwungwu, said poor agricultural practices amongst farmers, policy, diseases and pests are some of the problems facing rice production locally. https://riceinfo.in/news-updates-details.php?news_id=238
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 04:49:55 +0000