The price of rice paddy in Nigeria has surged 69 percent in recent weeks owing to the high cost of logistics and farm inputs triggered by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
The recent sudden and speedy rise in prices is challenging the output of millers currently, as many are unable to get enough
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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.
