Baba Africa Ofada Rice

Description

Ofada rice is a name for an indigenous rice from a small community called Ofada in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It is used in a variety of dishes. Ofada rices are mostly blends, and some of the rice varieties in the blends are not indigenous to Africa; however, they usually also contain African rice. It is grown almost exclusively in Ogun State, a state in Southwestern Nigeria. It is named after the town Ofada in Ogun State. Ofada rice is grown on free-draining soils where the water table is permanently below the roots of the plant.