Sir: Nigeria’s indigenous rice varieties, including Ofada, Igbemo, Abakaliki, and Ekpoma rice, possess unique characteristics that make them valuable beyond local markets. While these varieties ...

FCCPC raided Utako Market in Abuja on Tuesday, sealing shops selling local rice re-bagged as foreign brands, misleading ...

The construction of a ‘pangenome’ sequence collection that incorporates the genomes of nearly 150 wild and cultivated rice varieties captures all the genetic diversity found in this plant.

On Tuesday, April 15, operatives of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) stormed the popular ...

The Federal Government has released improved varieties of pepper, tomato, and 27 other crops to farmers. This is aimed at enhancing food production and provide farmers with access to high-yielding, ...

According to FCCPC officials, intelligence gathered indicated that these brands have not been imported into Nigeria since 2015. More than five large shops stocked with different brands of rice ...