Beware: Nigerians eating 10-year-old rice – Investigation

No imported rice consumed in the country is less than 10 years old post harvest, investigation has revealed.

According to local and international sources in the fields of agriculture, commodity export and food technology captured in a survey that the bulk of rice imported into the country for consumption has

spent at least 10 years in the silos of the exporting nations.

The major rice exporting countries to Nigeria are Thailand, Vietnam, India and Brazil.

It was gathered that the decision of the countries to keep their rice for at least 10 years before shipping the commodity to Nigeria and other African countries was born out of the need for self preservation in the face of a probable global food crisis that could be triggered by a number of factors, including war, famine and other natural disasters.

According to sources, the policy has dictated the volume and time of rice exports to Nigeria and other African countries for years.

The Managing Director, Notore Chemical Industries Limited, a leading indigenous integrated agricultural and fertiliser producing company, Mr. Onajite Koloko, confirmed this.

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