Cross River, IITA Launch Statewide Training to Boost Seed Yam Production

Cross River, IITA Launch Statewide Training to Boost Seed Yam Production

By Blessing Enagu The Cross River State Government, in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, has commenced a statewide Train-the-Trainer workshop aimed at equipping farmers, agricultural officers, and extension workers with modern seed yam production techniques. The programme, which kicked off in Calabar Municipal for participants from the Southern Senatorial District, is designed…

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Soya Beans Revolution: C’River Govt Delivers First Shipment to Flour Mills Through “Project Grow”

Soya Beans Revolution: C’River Govt Delivers First Shipment to Flour Mills Through “Project Grow”

By Ovat Lawrence, PhD Today, we are pleased to announce that the Cross River State Government, through the “Project Grow” initiative, has successfully delivered its pilot shipment of 114 x 100kg bags of soybeans to Flour Mills Plc in Ibadan, Oyo State. The loading and offloading of the produce were carried out between 18th and…

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IFAD-LIFE-ND generates over N5bn  gross income in 6-years in C’River — Coordinator

IFAD-LIFE-ND generates over N5bn gross income in 6-years in C’River — Coordinator

By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has generated over N5 billion in Cross River in six years, the State Coordinator, Innocent Ogbin, has said. Ogbin disclosed this on Friday in Calabar during a media round table to intimate the public on the performance of the…

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Gov Otu clears land rent arrears for Etung Cocoa Estate landlord communities

Gov Otu clears land rent arrears for Etung Cocoa Estate landlord communities

By Blessing Enagu CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In fulfilment of his People’s First agenda and commitment to the people of Etung, Governor Bassey Otu, Executive Governor of Cross River State, has approved the release of the sum of ₦86 million to Etung Cocoa Estate Landlord Communities for the payment of land rent arrears from cocoa allocations…

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Federal Ministry of Livestock delivers vaccine to Bayelsa

Federal Ministry of Livestock delivers vaccine to Bayelsa

By Our Reporter YENAGOA (CONVERSEER) – As part of the Federal government Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Programme L-PRESS Project, the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has delivered livestock vaccines to Bayelsa State government. The vaccines are part of the nationwide vaccination exercise against Trans-Boundary Animal Diseases (TADs), aimed at improving breed quality, boosting farmers’…

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