Tag: rice farmers
Farmers give reasons for scarcity of local rice
They know that if local rice exists and thrives, they will be no more importation of foreign rice or indiscriminate…
Anchor borrowers: 45,000 rice farmers to benefit in Katsina
45,000 registered rice farmers across 34 local government areas of Katsina would benefit from Federal Government’s anchor borrower agricultural programme…
1,108 rice farmers to benefit from anchor borrower loan in Daura
No fewer than 1,108 rice farmers in Daura Local Government, Katsina State would benefit from the wet season agricultural inputs…
Institute introduces dry season rice farming technology to Nasarawa farmers
The Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria on Thursday exposed rice farmers in Nasarawa State to the proceedures for boosting dry…
6,000 Daura rice farmers registered for dry season farming
The Daura Local Government chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it has commenced registration of 6,000…
Thailand to give technical expertise to Kebbi rice farmers
Thailand’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Wattana Kunwangse, says his country will provide technical expertise in rice production for rice farmers…
Rice Farmers predict bumper harvest
The Adamawa chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it is optimistic of bumper harvest in the…
Wet season: Katsina registers 75,000 rice farmers
The Katsina State chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it has registered 75,000 farmers that will…
5,654 Katsina rice farmers register for wet season
The data of 5,654 rice farmers in Daura and Sandamu Local Government Areas of Katsina State have been captured to…
Buhari commends rice farmers, inaugurates Jigawa State Social Intervention Programme
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Dutse, inaugurated the Jigawa State Social Intervention Programme meant to empower communities at polling…
Anchor Borrowers Programme: Rice farmers commend Nigerian Govt
Rice farmers in Mani Local Government Area of Katsina State have commended the Federal Government for its agricultural initiatives, especially…
Federal Govt. releases N43.92bn to 330,000 rice farmers
The Federal Government has released about N43.92 billion (122 million dollars) to 300,000 rice farmers to increase Nigeria’s rice production by…
Rice farmers pull out of RIFAN loan over alleged shady deals
The Chairman, Malam Mohammed Lawal-Jibril, made the disclosure while addressing Journalists in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Daura Rice farmers receive farming inputs from anchor borrowers scheme
No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…
Anchor Borrowers Scheme: 1,500 Daura rice farmers benefit
No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…
Zamfara, Kebbi rice farmers to receive farming input to boost Productivity
More than 40, 000 rice farmers are to receive farming inputs from the Federal Government in Kebbi and Zamfara for…
Federal Government to train 100 rice farmers in Kebbi
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government will train 100 rice farmers in…
Adamawa rice farmers to benefit from RIFAN/CBN pilot project
About 600 rice farmers in Adamawa are to benefit from the dry season rice production programme under a special pilot…
Anchor borrowers’ programme: Rice farmers yet to refund loans – official
The Kano State Government has expressed concern over the refusal of rice farmers to refund over N900 million loans which…
FADAMA III: Farmers receive N121m in farm inputs
No fewer than 660 rice farmers in Oyo State on Thursday benefited from cash and farm inputs worth N121.07 million…
NGO Urges Rice Farmers To Embrace Production Technology
Prof. Sani Ahmed-Miko, Country Director, Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG 2000), on Wednesday advised rice farmers in the country to embrace…
Rice Farmers Demand For Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says improvement in the fortunes of farmers in Kebbi and Niger has made…
Rice farmers exploit ban on importation
Yobe Commissioner for Agriculture Mustapha Gajerima says that rice farmers in the state have scaled up their production following the…
Bumper harvest for Nigeria’s rice farmers
Rice farmers in Ilushi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo state harvested six tonnes of the grain per…