Despite the country’s enviable position as Africa’s biggest rice producer and a leading figure in the commodity production, globally, it also ranks high as the third highest importer of the grain.
by Bridget Chiedu Onochie (Abuja Bureau Chief), Mathias Okwe, Anthony Otaru, Joke Falaju (Abuja), Abiodun Fagbemi (Ilorin), Isa Abdulsalami Ahovi (Jos), Abel Abogonye (Lafia), Ibrahim Obansa (Lokoja) and Joseph Wantu (Makurdi)
by Muyiwa Adeyemi (Head, South West Bureau), Ayodele Afolabi (Ekiti), Seun Akingboye (Akure), Gbenga Akinfenwa (Lagos), Timothy Agbor (Osogbo) and Rotimi Agboluaje (Ibadan)