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RIFAN assures Nigerians of steady rice supply despite Covid-19 lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2020 0

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has assured Nigerians that the present lockdown experienced in virtually all  states of the federation won’t affect rice production across the country. RIFAN, in a statement signed by the National President, Aminu Goronyo, said they have a total

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Stallion Group host first ever rice cooking competition

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2020 0

As part of efforts at promoting traditional food culture in Nigeria, Stallion Group company, Popular Farms and Mills Limited sponsored the first ever indigenous rice cooking competition organized by the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN Kano State chapter. The indigenous rice cooking competition targeted young chefs between 12-15 years from different local

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Delta RIFAN nominates 6, 500 farmers for dry season farming

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Delta state chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it has nominated 6, 500 farmers for this year’s dry season farming being sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). State Chairman of RIFAN, Silver Ejezie, who said this in Asaba on Monday, revealed that the nominees would be screened by […]

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RIFAN cries foul over contamination of local rice by charlatans

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has raised alarm over the contamination of local rice with stones by fraudulent characters in the sector. RIFAN Deputy National President, Segun Atho, raised the alarm in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. Atho said that in a bid to discredit the quality of locally processed rice and […]

Agriculture

Ministry, RIFAN collaborate to boost rice production

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2019 0

Ministry of Water Resources and Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), on Friday, signed an MoU for proper utilisation of the irrigation channels of the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDA) to boost rice farming across the country. The President of RIFAN, Mr Aminu Goronyo, told newsmen in Abuja that the Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, signed

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RIFAN urges FG to sustain border closure

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2019 0

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged the federal government to sustain its current border closure, saying it would help boost the economy. Chairman of the Niger state chapter of the association, Alhaji Idris Abini, who made the call in Minna on Sunday, said that the closure has increased rice production in the […]

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Rice farmers faults US report on rice import, says local production hits 9m tonnes

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2018 0

The Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has faulted a publication claiming that rice importation increased in 2018, when compared to previous years, describing the report as `fraud and fake’. It would be recalled that a recent data by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Market and Trade Report alleged that Nigeria imported […]

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Rice farmers fault Atiku, USDA on importation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has faulted and described as `fraud’, the publication quoted by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that rice importation increased in 2018 when compared to previous years. The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), had quoted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Market and Trade (USDA) report that the

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CBN, RIFAN collaborate to crash price of rice

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2017 0

The National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, has assured Nigerians that the market prices of locally produced rice will soon crash. Goronyo who made this known Wednesday in Abuja, also said that the price of a 50kg bag of locally produced rice would plummet from N18, 000 to between N6,500 […]