Category: Agriculture
Food, soil, food production and processing and agro-tech, and other agriculture news.
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Governor Otu Flags Off Outgrowers Rice Harvest in Bekwarra
Bekwarra, Cross River – As part of efforts to bolster agricultural productivity and food security, Cross River State Governor, Apostle Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu,… Read More
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Captain Traore Commissions $12m Tomato Processing Factory in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Transition President, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has launched the country’s first tomato processing plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, a landmark step aimed at tackling… Read More
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We can’t politicise food production and not have hunger – Agric Expert
Calabar, Cross River State – Mr Dennis Ikpali, Project Director of Cross River’s Project Grow initiative on Tuesday asserted that if they politicise food production… Read More
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Aquaculture: Minister Inaugurates Ultra-Modern 20m Capacity Juvenile Hatchery in Cross River
Calabar, Cross River State – Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on Thursday inaugurated an ultra-modern Fish Hatchery facility in Calabar, Cross… Read More
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ECOWAS Raises Alarm on Emerging Livestock Disease in West Africa
Abuja, Nigeria – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed alarm over the emergence of new livestock diseases within the region. This… Read More
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Leboku 2024: Gov Otu reiterates desire for agricultural mechanisation in C’River
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has reiterated his administration’s desire to transition the state from subsistence agriculture to agricultural mechanisation. Otu made the call… Read More
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Gov Otu sets up committee to distribute 3.5 million oil palm sprouted nuts to farmers
Cross River State Government has successfully procured 3.5 million improved Oil Palm sprouted nuts from the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and concluded… Read More
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FG, World Bank assess Cross River readiness for irrigation farming
Officials of the Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, have visited Cross River to verify the state’s readiness to be part of the… Read More
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Governor Otu suspends cocoa estates verification exercise
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has suspended the verification or re-verification exercise of government-owned cocoa estates in Etung Local Government Area.… Read More
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Idoma Cassava Processing Plant to Create 1,000 Jobs in Cross River – Agric Commissioner
The newly established eight-metric-ton cassava processing mill in Idoma community, Cross River State, is set to create 1,000 direct jobs, according to Hon. Johnson Ebokpo,… Read More
