How Cost Of Production Makes Rice Expensive

Nigeria Daily

Nigeria Daily
How Cost Of Production Makes Rice Expensive
Jun 15, 2022
Lilian Ogazi, Mardia Umar, Bilkisu Ahmed

It is now three months since pyramids of about 1.2 million bags of rice were unveiled. 
But consumers of the commodity cannot still afford it.  In Nigeria, rice is a staple food that is consumed almost every day.

Nigeria daily interacted with rice consumers, farmers, and processors, to find out why the product is so expensive.