The Federal Government has released a new rice variety, known as FARO68 and 20 other crop varieties for farmers. This is in a bid to make Nigeria food sufficient in rice and other crop production.

The Chairman, National Varieties Release Committee, Oladosu Awoyemi, made this known in Ibadan. Awoyemi said at the 31st Meeting of National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock Breed and Fisheries.

By Israel Adebiyi