CROSS RIVER MOVES TO EXPAND OIL PALM FRONTIERS THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL

November 4, 2025 Agriculture, News Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

CROSS RIVER MOVES TO EXPAND OIL PALM FRONTIERS THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL ✓ Stakeholders at CRODI 5th Meeting review first-phase progress, propose establishment of nurseries across 18 LGAs to drive shared prosperity agenda. By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu. CALABAR – In a decisive move to accelerate agricultural diversification and boost the State’s oil palm economy, […]

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CROSS RIVER CELEBRATES 2025 WORLD FOOD DAY, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

October 17, 2025 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

CROSS RIVER CELEBRATES 2025 WORLD FOOD DAY, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ✓ Commissioner declares event open, urges collective action under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future” ✓ Speakers emphasise innovation, inclusion, and sustainability as key to tackling hunger and malnutrition ✓ Farmers, women, and experts […]

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CROSS RIVER FLAGS OFF DISTRIBUTION OF IMPROVED COWPEA SEEDS TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY

September 10, 2025 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

CROSS RIVER FLAGS OFF DISTRIBUTION OF IMPROVED COWPEA SEEDS TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY ✓ Governor Otu’s administration launches SAMPEA 20-T initiative to promote nutrition and homestead farming across the state By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu. The Cross River State Government has flagged off the distribution of 3,600 packs of improved cowpea seeds, SAMPEA 20-T, to […]

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CROSS RIVER STATE UNVEILS TRANSFORMATIONAL AGRICULTURE INITIATIVES TO BOOST ECONOMY AND FOOD SECURITY.

May 5, 2025 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

By AMAWU Cletus Albert Amawu. CROSS RIVER STATE UNVEILS TRANSFORMATIONAL AGRICULTURE INITIATIVES TO BOOST ECONOMY AND FOOD SECURITY. Commissioner Johnson Ebokpo Unveils Bold Reforms, Urges Stakeholders to Mobilise Farmers. In a bold move to reposition agriculture as a cornerstone of economic development, the Cross River State Government has announced a sweeping series of reforms and […]

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JR FARMS, TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED EXPLORE COFFEE AND CASSAVA INVESTMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE.

March 25, 2025 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

By Blessing Enagu. JR FARMS, TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED EXPLORE COFFEE AND CASSAVA INVESTMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE. The Cross River State Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo, along with key stakeholders, welcomed Olawale Rotimi, the CEO of JR Farms, who visited to investigate investment opportunities in the coffee and cassava […]

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EBOKPO ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF CROSS RIVER STATE DIGITAL SOIL MAP, PROVIDING SEAMLESS ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR AGRO-INVESTORS.

January 23, 2025 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

By Blessing Enagu. EBOKPO ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF CROSS RIVER STATE DIGITAL SOIL MAP, PROVIDING SEAMLESS ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR AGRO-INVESTORS. Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo, the Cross River State Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, has announced the upcoming launch of the state’s digital soil map along with a soil fertility survey, marking a pivotal […]

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GOV. OTU LAUNCHES WHEAT TRAINING EXERCISE, TO ESTABLISH SEED RESEARCH INSTITUTE OUTSTATION IN THE STATE.

December 12, 2024 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

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 which is in collaboration with […]

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WORLD FOOD DAY: CROSS RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT CELEBRATES IN GRAND FASHION.

October 19, 2024 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

By Ovat Lawrence. As the world observes another World Food Day, the Cross River State government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Development, joined other states in commemorating this important occasion. Opening the event, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo KSM, emphasized that this year’s theme, “Right to […]

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C’RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS PILOT-TEST FARM, CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN THE AGRIC SECTOR.

July 14, 2024 Agriculture, News, Politics Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

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 agricultural consortium- Bella Van Bas […]

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C’RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WITH MAJOR AGRO-RESEARCH INSTITUTES TO FOSTER PRODUCTIVITY. 

May 31, 2024 Agriculture, News Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu 0

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 Nigerians.Back in history Agriculture was […]

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