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The German Government with support from the Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation has provided €2 million for the implementation of the second phase of the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) in the country
The Programme Director of CARI, Mr Jean-Bernard Lalannehe, disclosed this to newsmen, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Lalannehe said the second phase of the project known as CARI-2, would be implemented in Kebbi, Kaduna and Jigawa States