RICE PRODUCTION IN OMOR: A PROSPECT FOR NATION BUILDING
Udemezue, Joseph Chidozie Research Officer, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, udemezuej@gmail.com Introduction Agriculture was the backbone of the Nigerian economy before oil boom. It is also the main foreign exchange earner of the country; the share of the agricultural exports in total exports is estimated at about 60% and is also