Tag: RIFAN

  • RIFAN says Lagos Rice Mill launch will boost productivity

    RIFAN says Lagos Rice Mill launch will boost productivity

    The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said the long-anticipated Rice mill project, promised by the Lagos State government, will boost local rice production when it goes into operation. The Deputy National Chairman of RIFAN, Mr Segun Atho, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Friday in Lagos. Atho said the proposed…

  • CBN/RIFAN working towards crashing price of rice – official

    CBN/RIFAN working towards crashing price of rice – official

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), disturbed by the increase in price of rice, have concluded plans to crash the price in all markets across the country. Dr Musa Olasupo, an Assistant Director in CBN and a member, CBN Rice Value Team made this known on Tuesday in…

  • Borno has potential to lead in rice production – RIFAN

    Borno has the capacity to deliver Nigeria’s rice requirements with continuous support by the Federal Government, Alhaji Bulama Maina, the Chairman of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said. Maina made this known on Thursday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. ”Borno has a vast and fertile land for…

  • CBN, RIFAN task rice farmers in C’ River on loan repayment

    CBN, RIFAN task rice farmers in C’ River on loan repayment

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Tuesday charged rice farmers in Cross River on loan repayment. The President of RIFAN, Mr Aminu Mohammed said that the loan repayment was collected for rice cultivation in the state. He said this during a RIFAN delegate congress in Calabar.…