Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti
<img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ofada rice. (PHOTO CREDIT: Popoola Ademola)" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?resize=526%2C296&ssl=1 526w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?resize=750%2C422&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/C0215.MP4-VLC-media-player-6_18_2026-7_52_38-AM.png?resize=1140%2C641&ssl=1 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><p>“Many people did not farm rice this year because of what happened last year. And what happened has started happening this year again.”</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/agriculture/agric-news/908347-dry-spell-unpredictable-rain-push-back-production-of-ofada-rice-in-ekiti.html">Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>