Despite N171.4 billion spent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on farmers under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) over the past three years, local rice is still not available in major markets across Nigeria.
Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, recently said that the apex bank as at March 2019
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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.
