Germany invests €2m in Nigeria’s rice production
June 5, 2019
9:51 am
The German Government, with support from the Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation, has provided two million Euros for implementation of the second phase of the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) in the country.
The Programme Director of CARI, Mr Jean-Bernard Lalannehe, disclosed this to newsmen, in Abuja ,on Wednesday.
Lalannehe said the second phase of the project known as CARI-2, would be implemented in Kebbi, Kaduna and Jigawa states.
According to him, the aim is to help smallholder farmers to increase their income and provide their families and the country with high-quality rice.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …
