Value Addition As A Basis For Enhancing Productivity In Rice Production And Processing

IN ADANI IN UZO-UWANI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The struggles of Nigeria farmers in finding ways to increase farm income, interest in “adding value” to raw agricultural products has grown tremendously. The value of farm products can be increased in endless ways: by cleaning and cooling, packaging, processing, distributing, cooking, combining, churning, culturing, grinding, hulling, extracting, drying, smoking, handcrafting, spinning, weaving, labeling, or packaging. According to  (Kaplinsky, 2010) value addition means adding valu…