By Ovat Lawrence. As the State government intensifies efforts to diversify its economy through a gazillion agro-business initiatives within the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Development, His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Otu has officially launched a training program for Agric. and extension officers on the cultivation of wheat. The training […]
Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo
By Ovat Lawrence. Cross River State Government has commissioned a pilot demonstration farm for improved varieties of rice, maize, cowpea, sorghum, nappier grass, and other forage crops in order to ascertain their viability within the state ecosystem for full scale commercial farming. The farm which was established by an […]
By Ovat Lawrence. The Cross River State Government has initiated plans to establish Cocoa estates in six Local Government Areas of the State. During a critical stakeholders engagement meeting held in Calabar, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo KSM, disclosed the ongoing process of […]
By. Ovat Lawrence. Agriculture has historically played a sustainable role in Nigeria’s GDP and continues to support 95% of our livelihood. The Cross River State Government, under the leadership of His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has initiated the development of 12,000 hectares of land for full-scale agricultural commercialisation. […]
By Ovat Lawrence. His Excellency, Prince Bassey Edet Otu has Expressed the State Government’s readiness to collaborate with major Agro technocrats and research institutes to bring about the desired Agro revolution in the state in line with his People oriented policies. “Our vision is very clear, we want to feed […]
By Ovat Lawrence. Timely and collaborative efforts to strengthen the Oil Palm sub sector of the State economy gained a significant boost with the recent renewal of commitment by the Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN), Cross River State Chapter. Declaring the purpose of the association’s visit to the […]
By Ovat Lawrence. Cross River State under the Administration of Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu is on the pathway to a total transformation as the rebirth process of Agricultural sector in the state is on course. The Policy Consultants saddled with the responsibility of developing a draft for […]
By Amawu, Cletus Albert. The leadership of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Cross River State Chapter, in her quest for food security, and members welfare has sought partnership with Senator Prince Bassey Otu-led Administration, to key into his agricultural revolution. In his welcome address to the […]
By Blessing Enagu. GOV OTU INAUGURATES COMMITTEE FOR COCOA, COFFEE AND OIL PALM DEVELOPMENT. … Ebokpo Commends Otu’s ‘People First’ Agric Revolution… Consistent with his robust Agricultural drive, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has inaugurated a Multi Stakeholder Committee to draw a framework for […]
By Ovat Lawrence. The Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu in keeping with his “People’s First Agenda” and making the Agricultural sector the fulcrum of his Administration to boost food security and internally generated revenue (IGR), is walking his talk with the distribution of Solar […]