Though there is gap in demand for rice in Nigeria, major consumption has always been provided through importation. This has continually affected the consumption of locally milled rice which has faced problems of poor quality and inadequate promotion. This enterprise will concentrate on marketing of home grown rice considering the fact that there is improvement in the quality of rice processing in Nigeria today.
Read moreThis is written by the Entrepreneur to meet its obligations in the quantity and quality of milled rice, the project is proposing to improve the processing capacity of the Entrepreneur from 1.5tons per day to 4tons per day. A total of 160tons of paddy rice will be produced by each CIG in the alliance, giving a total of 800tons of rice produced for the alliance considering that rice is produced for two cycles in a year, 800tons paddy rice will give 520tons milled rice.
Read moreThis is a sample Business Investment Plan (BIP) on Rice Production. The enterprise will be offering high variety of locally produced faro 44 Rice with high nutritional value at a very good and affordable price.
Read moreThe three 3-day technology demonstration was conducted to 600 farmers across all value chains of rice, tomato and wheat, out of which 300 farmers (male: 256, female: 44) were from rice production. The demonstration showed the use of rice/wheat cutting machine etc. A total of 150 farmers (male: 87, female: 63) were drawn from tomato production, they were shown the use of weeding machine.
Read moreThis survey was undertaken by the Kano State Coordination Office of the APPEALS Project to access the three priority value chains of Rice, Tomato and Wheat to map out all possible areas, activities and benefits.
Read moreThe general objective of this report was to gather information for market for cocoa, rice, cassava, poultry and aquaculture in Cross River State.
Read moreThis document captures the success story of a simple but cost-effective method of preparing the neem extract materials for spray on rice field against rice blast diseases. The solution which has been tested and adopted, was demonstrated successfully by Mallam Mansur Muhammad Watari Rice Production Cluster, Bagwai Local Government Area.
Read moreRice parboiling and processing are among the most important income generating activities carried out by women in Kano State. Women process but on a small scale even though it is profitable and rice has a wide market but the parboiling and milling of the rice is not properly done. To bring the women to a stage of competitive advantage it was necessary to train these women on how to improve on this important activity.
Read moreThe Cross River State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) also referred to as The World Bank, to implement the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project.
Read moreIn rice processing, a series of unit operations are performed in a logical sequence. This document is a farmers' guide on improved rice processing and value addition technologies.
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