Database Of Rice Importers In Africa Released

Africa Business Pages, the leading B2B portal connecting African buyers with global suppliers, has compiled a special directory of rice importers in Africa. The Africa Rice Importers Directory lists major rice importers in Africa from over 40 African countries.

Rice importers in Africa have been buying ever increasing quantities of rice from all across the world in order to meet the rising demand for rice amongst African buyers. According to industry reports, A frica imported 17 million tonnes in the last five years.  Around half of the current global population—or about 3.5 billion people—relies on rice as a source of sustenance and livelihood.

As local rice producers in Africa are not able to meet the rising demand for rice, importers of rice have been buying from overseas suppliers to meet the rising demand for rice amongst African consumers.

Many African rice importers import a significant amount of rice for local consumption and regional distribution. However, the relatively small country of Benin has emerged as one of the leading rice importers in Africa. Most of the rice imported into Benin is actually destined for Nigeria and is smuggled across the border to bypass the ban on imported rice by the Nigerian government in a bid to promote local agriculture.

The Africa Rice Importers Directory has been compiled with the sole purpose of promoting direct B2B contacts between African importers of rice and global suppliers. The Africa Rice Importers Directory provides exporters of rice a comprehensive database of importers of rice in Africa and helps them contact them directly.

Online sales as well as email marketing has been playing an ever important role in promoting B2B contacts and generating sales leads – specially so in Africa where other forms of media and promotional tools are not as effective. By compiling a well researched list of rice importers in Africa, the Africa Business Pages has proved once again that it has been leading the pack when it comes to direct B2B promotions in the African markets.