W’Bank To Boost Abakaliki Rice Production

To further boost food production in Nigeria, the World Bank under its Growth and Employment (GEM) programme has provided business support for Abakiliki rice, a company primarily focused on rice production.
According to an Agro Nigeria statement, obtained by The Tide in Port Harcourt, yesrterday, under the arrangement, the World Bank will provide financial support to Ainotrans Energy, the producers of Abakiliki rice.
This statement said was to enable it engage the services of vendors that will aid in carrying out its marketing drive.
Abakiliki rice is an high quality rice at affordable prices and is purely natural 100 per cent local and stone free, the statement said, among other positives.
According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ainotrans Energy, Innocent Mbey “our rice is produced using the very best practices available and the World Bank support will even help us provide quality food to Nigeria’s teeming population”.
The idea behind the GEM programme, the World Bank noted, was to further support the present administration’s drive towards the empowerment of indigenous technologies.