Rice producer

Nigeria overtakes Egypt as the largest rice producer in Africa The biggest economy in Africa is now also the largest rice producer in Africa. According to Director-General, Africa Rice Center, Benin Republic, Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, Nigeria has overtaken Egypt as the largest rice producer in Africa. Egypt which was producing 4.3 million tonnes of rice annually have now declined by almost 40 percent this year. Nigeria on the other hand now produces about 4 million tonnes…