1. STATE OF THE ART OF RICE
PROCESSING & VALUE ADDITION IN
NIGERIA
N. Danbaba., S.O Bakare & I. Nkama
Food Technology & Value addition Program
National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Nigeria

2. MAJOR RICE PROCESSING AREAS
Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Niger, Ko
gi, and the Abuja FCT.

3. Typical
Processor
Practices

4. Improved
Technologies

8. ONGOING RESEARCH IN P&VA
Processing
 Development & integration of destoner and grader in the
rice processing technology.
 Development drum drier for rice processing in the South-
south Nigeria.
Value addition
 Use of rice husk for energy sources.
 Development of protein fortified rice products
 Branding of locally processed rice
 Quality characterization of locally processed rice.

9. Thank you