If You Eat Local Rice, You Will Never Taste Foreign Rice Again - Minister Part 1

Author:
channelsweb
Publisher:
Channels Television
Publication Date:
13 July 2012
Tags:
Nigeria, Food and Agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina on Friday said the government is improving the processing of local rice to make it competitive with foreign brand.

The Minister, who was a guest on Channels Television's breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, said the government has already taken steps to cut down the importation of rice in order to promote local production.

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