The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has launched the second phase of its rice farming support program in Ebonyi State with the distribution of farming inputs to 200 smallholder farmers ahead of the 2025 planting season. The beneficiaries were drawn from an initial cohort of 400 farmers supported by the Foundation in 2024 across four communities: Eketube Enyigba (Abakaliki LGA), Ndiokeda (Izzi LGA), Ogwulangwu (Ohaozara LGA), and Nduikbi (Ebonyi LGA). The intervention includes 1,000 kg of improved rice seeds, 6,000 kg of fertilizer, as well as herbicides, pesticides, and other...