For Nigeria to sustain the progress made in its rice revolution, local parboiled varieties must compete favourably with imported brands, experts say.
Rice millers in Africa’s biggest economy need a metric tonne of paddy to produce 600kg of parboiled rice (12 bags of 50kg), according to current
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
