RICE FARMING: How to start a rice farm.

RICE FARMING: How to start a rice farm. Nigeria, is the largest producer of rice in West Africa and the third in Africa after Egypt and Madagascar producing about 3 million metric tons on the average annually, falls short of meeting its local demand which is placed at about 5 million tons. Rice can be grown anywhere, that is, rice can grow in all the geographical zones of Nigeria depending on the variety, the area of land used for rice cultivation is relatively minute about 2 million hectares when survey puts it that Nigeria has the potentials of cultivating about 5 million hectares. Rice farming is not only lucrative but rice is a major stable in Nigeria giving access to a lot of market that can be tapped into. Rice farming could be done directly or indirectly and still reap the expected harvest. The array of internet farming has exposed farmers and farming enthusiasts into the agriculture with all eyes on profit while ensuring food security. Rice farming can be done indirectly by investing in rice projects and reaping the profit at the end of tenure. There are several platforms that offer such services,where you can own farms on outskirts while living in urban areas or even overseas. Rice farming indirectly by investing can be done here .Rice farming indirectly is not limited to production alone ,investors can also capitalise on sale of finished products. Prospective rice farmers can start by sales of products,juggling brands to know the most popular brands so as to boost investments. Rice farming directly will involve engaging in all aspects of the process from farm to market. Rice farming like all other agricultural ventures requires insight into the business for it to be successful. Learn all you can by linking up with established farmers ,test the waters at all levels of the chain before you start out. Learn about rice farming here

Nigerian farmers set to cut rice price to N6, 000 per bag.

Nigerian farmers set to cut rice price to N6, 000 per bag. The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria says it will reduce the price of locally produced rice from N18,000 per 50kg bag to N6,000 within the next few months. Aminu Goronyo, the National President of RIFAN, said this during a meeting with Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, in Abuja Mr. Goronyo said although RIFAN and RIPAN had agreed to fix the current price of 50 kg bag of rice at between N13,000 and N13,500, the price would further crash to N6,000 within the next few months if there were bumper harvests and low cost of production. He said the drastic reduction in the price would be made feasible if the cost of rice production was cut through the Federal Government’s support to rice farmers.

Michael Aondoakaa’s rice business attracts America’s attention.

Michael Aondoakaa’s rice business attracts America’s attention. As Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa attracted international attention as a key figure in the cabinet of President Umaru Yar’Adua who provided critical legal cover for the survival of a President plagued with ill-health. Six years after he served as Nigeria’s number one judiciary officer, Mr. Aondoakaa has moved almost seamlessly into a billion naira rice business, which activities have attracted the attention of the US government. On April 8, 2014, the US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, paid an official visit to Miva Rice Mill located in Makurdi, Benue State. That visit remains a milestone for the rice processing mill founded only in 2011 by the former Attorney General.

35 Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Owns Nigeria's 2nd Largest Rice Farm.

35 Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Owns Nigeria's 2nd Largest Rice Farm. Nigerians consume more than 5 million metric tons of rice every year, with a significant portion of its consumption needs sourced from imports. Rotimi Williams, an ambitious 35 year-old Nigerian entrepreneur and rice farmer, is on a quest to change that. Williams, a former journalist, is the owner of Kereksuk Rice Farm, the second largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria by land size. His farm, which is situated in Nasarawa state in northern Nigeria, currently sits on 45,000 hectares and employs more than 600 natives of Nasarawa.

Dangote to employ several graduates in new rice farming initiative.

Dangote to employ several graduates in new rice farming initiative. A multi-million Naira youth farming initiative that will engage teeming unemployed Nigerian graduates in rice farming has been launched by the Dangote Rice Limited in Kogi State. This is even as the company prepares to hit the market with one million metric tons of Dangote rice in 2018. The Dangote Youth Rice Farm project, mainly an out-grower scheme for youth only, was flagged off at the Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Kampe, Ejiba in Yagba West local government area of the state where youth have embarked on rice cultivation over 100 hectares of land. The rice farm project, which was preceded by a special training for the youth farmers on the dynamics of the rice farming, will see the youth cultivating the rice paddy on 100 hectares of land, which will then be bought over by the company for processing.

Google to give $1 billion to nonprofits and help Americans get jobs in the new economy.

Google to give $1 billion to nonprofits and help Americans get jobs in the new economy.Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in nonprofit organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work, the largest philanthropic pledge to date from the Internet giant. The announcement of the national digital skills initiative, made by Google CEO Sundar Pichai in Pittsburgh, Pa. Thursday, is a tacit acknowledgment from one of the world's most valuable companies that it bears some responsibility for rapid advances in technology that are radically reshaping industries and eliminating jobs in the U.S. and around the world. Google

TYRES : converting trash to cash.

TYRES : converting trash to cash. Recycle tyre business and poverty eradication. The effect of climatic changes are felt all over the world in varying degrees,with iceberg melting to extreme flooding,drought in other areas and severe hot weather in different regions. 

 The call to save our environment by changing our lifestyle,work style and agricultural practices has been on for a while birthing different initiatives but all with a common goal to save the environment. 

 Old tyres are usually collected and burnt in heaps thus polluting the atmosphere and also causing respiratory problems in man.The burning which releases toxic gases to the atmosphere which contributes to the warming effect of the climate. 

Tyres can be recycled to prevent damage to our health and environment. Tyres can also be recycled using machines to shred tyres and converting tyres into railings/ rubber stacking pallet/ fencing. Opportunities abound in the recycling business see