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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. 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 […]