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From: Effect of households’ dietary knowledge on local (ofada) rice consumption in southwest Nigeria

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Map showing the location of states within the southwest zone in Nigeria where local (ofada) rice is predominant both in production and consumption. The study was conducted in the southwest region of Nigeria. The region is one out of six geopolitical zones in the country. Southwest region lies between longitude 2° 311 and 6° 001 east, and latitude 6° 211 and 8° 371N, and has total land area about 77,818 km2. It shares boundaries in the west, south, east, and north by the Republic of Benin, Gulf of Guinea, Edo and Delta States, and Kwara and Kogi States respectively. Southwest Nigeria climate is tropical in nature and its experiences both raining and dry seasons. (Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_West_(Nigeria)&oldid=911584164)

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