The study broadly aims at providing information on the awareness and adoption of rice production technologies in Jigawa State,, Nigeria. Data were generated from a sample size of 203 respondents and analysed using descriptive statistics. The result showed that the average age of household head was 42 years, average farm size of 3 hectares and farming experience of 12 years. The results revealed that respondents were aware (64 %) and adopted (18 %) rice production technologies. It was concluded that extension workers were a major sources of information for rice production. Therefore, it was recommended that the extension workers should update their knowledge on current production technologies and authentic rice farmers should be granted loan at a very low interest and without or minimal collateral.