Rice

The new greenhouse is expected to strengthen RiceTec’s capacity to conduct breeding and research activities under controlled conditions, allowing scientists to accelerate the development and evaluation of rice technologies.

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 rice production.

The new rice mill is expected to strengthen local milling capacity, improve packaging efficiency and support Nigeria’s drive to achieve greater self-sufficiency in rice production.

The new partnership aims to help more farmers access improved rice technologies as Africa works to reduce its dependence on imports.

The survey aims to give the government fresh data to guide investments, improve irrigation, and increase local rice production.