Nigeria, China partner to increase rice production
— 27th June 2018
Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it was partnering with the Peoples’ Republic of China to scale up the level of rice production.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said this, on Wednesday, in Abuja, while receiving a delegation led by the Governor of Hunan Province, China, His Excellency Mr. Xu Zhe.
The minister added that with the over 45 million hectares of arable land the country is blessed with it would be a very big investment for the country.
Ogbeh said the partnership was coming at a time when Nigerians consume over 5 million US Dollars worth of rice every day.
He reeled out areas needed to boost rice production which he said were machinery, technology, and especially training to encourage the youths whose population is over 60 per…
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