It is no longer news that a particular brand of rice not meant to be eaten but planted during this planting season is now being parboiled and sold to unsuspecting consumers in the state.

It was gathered that bags of rice numbering over 500 which was distributed to council areas since last month under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal government – the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme, GES, to enable farms at the rural level get more yield, had been marred ...CONTINUE: http://crimefacts.org/killer-rice-in-circulation-in-ebonyi-state-as-politicians-divert-rice-variety-meant-for-planting/