{"id":2045,"date":"2026-01-08T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:41:57","slug":"edc-nsuk-leadership-oversees-rice-processing-at-keffi-rice-milling-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/?p=2045","title":{"rendered":"EDC NSUK Leadership Oversees Rice Processing at Keffi Rice Milling Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2045\" class=\"elementor elementor-2045\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8760d77 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8760d77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d835389 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"d835389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;htmega_fe&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rice-5-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Rice 5\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rice-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Rice 1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rice-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Rice\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34def2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34def2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;htmega_fe&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"455\">The Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), under the leadership of the Director, Prof. Rashidah Funke Olanrewaju, and her Deputy Director, Dr. Aminu Muallimu Kambari, recently paid a visit to a rice milling factory located in Keffi along the Nasarawa\u2013Toto Road. The visit was to oversee the processing of rice harvested by the Centre a few weeks earlier as part of its agricultural entrepreneurship initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"898\">The rice processing exercise began with the active involvement of local women, who carried out the initial manual stages of the operation. This approach not only ensured quality control at the early stage but also promoted community participation and women\u2019s empowerment. After the preliminary processing, modern milling machines were used to dehusk the rice and remove stones and other impurities, ensuring a clean and market-ready product.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1256\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The visit highlights the EDC\u2019s commitment to practical entrepreneurship training, value addition, and community engagement. By integrating local expertise with modern processing techniques, the Centre continues to demonstrate its role in promoting sustainable agribusiness development and skill acquisition among students and members of the host community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), under the leadership of the Director, Prof. Rashidah Funke Olanrewaju, and her Deputy Director, Dr. Aminu Muallimu Kambari, recently paid a visit to a rice milling factory located in Keffi along the Nasarawa\u2013Toto Road. The visit was to oversee the processing of rice harvested by the Centre a few weeks earlier as part of its agricultural entrepreneurship initiative. The rice processing exercise began with the active involvement of local women, who carried out the initial manual stages of the operation. This approach not only ensured quality control at the early stage but also promoted community participation and women\u2019s empowerment. After the preliminary processing, modern milling machines were used to dehusk the rice and remove stones and other impurities, ensuring a clean and market-ready product. The visit highlights the EDC\u2019s commitment to practical entrepreneurship training, value addition, and community engagement. 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