Afafata rice is normally discarded as not saleable at the end of the sorting process As the rising cost of living continues to bite, many in northern Nigeria are turning to rice grains that millers ...

These are referred to in the Hausa language, widely spoken in the north, as afafata, which means "battling" because they are literally a battle to cook and eat as the grains are so hard, BBC reports.

"Without afafata, feeding my family would be a major issue for me." Market sellers have also noticed a difference. Saminu Uba, who works in Kano's Medile market, said the afafata side of his business ...

As the rising cost of living continues to bite, many in northern Nigeria are turning to rice grains that millers normally reject after processing or sell to farmers to feed their fish. These are ...