The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tiamin Rice company for processing and sale of rice locally and internationally.
A Nigerian rice-producing company, Tiamin has said the country will begin rice exportation to Egypt and other foreign nations soon. A statement issued by the Deputy Managing Director of Tiamin Rice Company, Mr Aliyu Ibrahim, in Abuja said the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding for the processing and sale of rice domestically and abroad. Aliyu said the initiative was aimed at the cultivation of quality rice paddy by RIFAN, while Tiamin processes and packages for sale locally and internationally, particularly to Egypt.
A controversial land dispute involving the State Bureau for Land Management and Tiamin Rice Company has been swiftly taken over by the Attorney General,