$18.8m Rice production initiative launched - Targets 20,000 smallholder farmers

An $18.8 million initiative has been launched to boost domestic rice production and reduce the country’s dependence on imports, with a target of achieving self-sufficiency in rice by 2028. Dubbed "Regional West Africa Resilient Rice Value Chains Development Project (REWARD)", the five-year initiative is expected to benefit 20,000 smallholder farmers through improved seeds, modern agricultural machinery and investments in rice…