NEWLY BUILT 45,000 TON CASSAVA PROCESSING PLANT IN RIVERS STATE
A newly built 45,000 ton cassava processing plant to produce 12,500 tons of flour per annum has been inaugurated in Rivers State. The project that was funded by Shell and the Rivers State government will engage 3,000 farmers. With this development, Nigeria will reduce its N100bn expense on importing starch.
12,000 FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM CBN RICE PYRAMID PROGRAMME IN EKITI STATE
On Tuesday, May 18th, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled 278,000 metric tonnes of rice pyramids in Ekiti as it kicked-off the Rice Pyramid Programme in Ekiti State. This is a spinoff of the N700bn Anchor Borrowers Programme.