Professor Ben Ayade, Governor of Nigeria’s Cross River state, has signed an agreement with the government of Israel to train from 1000 up to 12,000 rice farmers in modern farming techniques. His goal is for Cross River to become the number one rice producing state in Nigeria.
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/30/why-israelis-are-training-1000-cross-river-farmers/