Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture has attributed the absence of lake rice across markets in the state to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the flooding incidence that destroyed thousands of hectares of rice farm in Kebbi – a key partner of the initiative.
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
