RICE FARMING & PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA.

                             
                                 RICE FARMING & PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA

by Blueprint Agricultural Innovation.
         
                    Agricultural sector in Nigeria is now a goldmine that foreign investors are tapping into. Relatively, Nigeria is no the highest producer of cassava in the world but largely imports rice. Today we are focusing on rice production in Nigeria and it benefits.
Things we will be looking at are;
• Choice of land
• Land preparation
• Varieties of rice to plant
• Time of planting

• Methods of planting
• Fertilization rate and time of application
• Weed control
• Pest control
• Harvesting
• Expected yield
• Drying
• Storage
• Processing
• Packaging
Having carefully stipulated out the major steps,Detail of the above metioned is in the attachment below.