United Nations Applauds Rice Farmers In Nigeria

The United Nations through its Food and Agriculture Organisation has described rice production by smallholder farmers in Nigeria as a fantastic job. <br />It stated that though there was still a lot that should be done in the agriculture sector in Nigeria, the country had made considerable progress in rice production. <br />The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja. <br />Haile-Gabriel and the FAO Deputy Director of the Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Shukri Ahmed, are in Nigeria on a high-level mission to strengthen solidarity and amplify the voice of humanitarian actors in advocating support to stem food insecurity across the country.