Anew rice variety with high zinc content and yield developed with support from HarvestPlus International is coming to Nigeria. The variety is developed for farmers who want to have better yield along with higher zinc content in rice.
HarvestPlus Country Manager, Dr Paul Ilona said the organisation will partner with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to release the new variety to farmers which internationally have yielded averagely 5 .7 tons per hectare.
With proper care, experts say the yield can go up to 7.5 tons. It is a farmer-friendly variety and takes only 125 days to harvest.
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