Nigeria raises tariff on imported wheat

The Nigerian government has raised the tariff for imported wheat as part of its efforts to promote the substitution of wheat flour with 40 percent high quality cassava flour in bread.

The gesture is to encourage the substitution of wheat flour with high quality cassava flour.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwunmi Adesina said this on Saturday in Abuja when he met with the owners of the four largest bakeries in the country.

The four bakeries are Butterfield, UTC, Leventis and Wilson Foods.