Agric eCommerce in Nigeria

   Imported Rice Advent of imported foods into our country is quite a good thing, but of what use is it to our health when all we get is diseases and malign health conditions more prevalent to Europe and America. We have been discouraged by the whites from valuing what we have, even the brown rice, but this same rice is highly priced in America and Europe much more than their polished rice. As far as rice is concerned in Nigeria, Africa and some other countries of the world, locally grown rice popularly called  “ Local Rice ” ,  “ Ofada Rice ”  or  “ Abakaliki Rice ”  in Nigeria, and other names in other countries will always be considered the best as it has a lot to offer when it comes to health benefits and contains lots of un-adulterated nutrients which is good for the body and overall health. Nigerian Rice Our local rice known internationally as brown rice is loaded with powerful antioxidants which provide relief from a range of ailments such as hypertension, unhealthy levels of ch

  I HAVE A DREAM My vision of a new Nigeria farmer is built on my vision of a new Nigeria agriculture. I have outlined some of the strategic actions we need to take to achieve the new Nigeria agriculture.  I have a dream of the new Nigeria farmer. And I believe that with all the initiatives and interventions I have outlined, that dream will someday soon become a reality.  I dream of a day when farming would no longer be regarded as a means of survival but as a business in its o wn right with all the potentials and possibilities that come with any other business. I dream of a day when graduates of Accounting or Banking and Finance would prefer to own and run their own farms rather than seek banking jobs; a day when young men and women who hold degrees in Engineering or any other degree for that matter, would opt for a career in farming, not because they have no options but because they regard farming as a more lucrative enterprise.  I dream of a young man or woman in jeans and t-shirt w

Misconception about Garri Although some people erroneously think that the consumption of garri can affect vision, however there has been no medical proof to substantiate this statement. Also the argument that garri is predominantly consumed in the poor households is not true. Cassava, the root from which garri is produced, is rich in fiber, copper and magnesium. Being an important source of one of the nutrients,  garri is popular in both the households of the rich and the poor. What then is Garri? Garri is the powdery food material flour made from the tuberous roots of the cassava plant, which in the process of its manufacture is changed into dry edible granules, It is packaged in bags and the quality differs from difference in processing. Consumption Garri? Garri can be served in different forms. Eba is a stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a wooden baton until it becomes a smooth doughy staple. It is served as part of a meal with various soups and sauc