Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the harvest of a 3,300-hectare state-owned rice farm located in Jangwa and Agwatshi communities spanning the Awe and Obi local government areas.

According to a statement from the Directorate of Strategic Communication, the governor inspected the harvesting, bagging, and weighing of the paddy as off-takers partnering with the state government took delivery of the produce.

"The initiative is part of the state's broader agricultural value chain programme, aimed at boosting local rice production, reducing dependence on imported rice, and stabilizing market prices for Nigerian consumers," the statement said.

Mr Sule said the project demonstrated his administrat...