The German government, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has provided two million Euros for the implementation of the second phase of the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) in the country. eaglestare.blogspot.com The Programme Director of CARI, Mr Jean-Bernard Lalannehe, on Wednesday, told journalists in Abuja. Lalannehe said the second phase of the project known as CARI-2, would be implemented in Kebbi, Kaduna and Jigawa states. According to him, the aim is to help smallholder farmers to increase their income and provide their families and the country with high-quality rice. CARI was launched in four African countries namely, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania in 2013. It is a project of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development with financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Lalannehe said the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was implementing CARI-2, which started i