By Our Correspondent The Memorandum of Understanding between Cross River government and Thai- African Corporation Limited is now in full implementation phase, as investors from the company have arrived Calabar for the construction of the Rice City. Speaking to newsmen at the construction site along Goodluck Jonathan Bypass, the Business Development Director of the company,
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Bank of Agriculture has expressed its readiness to partner and assist the Cross River government in large scale Banana production amongst several others in its bid to deliver on its mandate of financing the agro sector to ensure food security for the nation. The Managing Director of the
By Our Correspondent The management team of Thai-African Corporation Limited, a leading rice producer in Thailand arrived Calabar, Cross River State Capital for the commencement of the development of a Rice City. The project is estimated to cost over $4 million. Cited along the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Bypass, construction of the Rice City Is expected
By Aplefe Ojong The penchant for plagiarism by some Nigerians and the high level of bureaucratic bottle necks in the Nigerian administrative and political system has been identified as some of the major factors militating against the development of the huge agriculture endowment of the country. Coordinator, West African Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP) in the
by crossriverwatch admin The fourteen hectares Agriculture Business Farm and Park Plantation established by a representative of Calabar/Odukpani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Nkoyo Toyo is targeting the provision of no fewer than 2,000 jobs at the medium term. Investigation by CrossRiverWatch show that work is in progress at the farm site with
by crossriverwatch admin Cocoa shipments from Nigeria’s second-largest grower, Cross River State, have halted in the past week owing to a disagreement over a levy imposed by the state government on exporters who did not use the state’s port to ship their beans, a trade body said. Spokesman for the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, Godwin
by crossriverwatch admin Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appealed to the People of Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal constituency to support the re-election of Hon Nkoyo Toyo saying she is a good ambassador of Cross River state. Speaking as the chairman of the occasion at the commissioning of Hon Nkoyo’s Constituency Project,
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Maurice Effiom Effiwat the Director of Livestock, Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has explained how the State Government intends to promote commercial livestock farming. Speaking with our reporter in his office recently, Mr. Effiwat explains that the State Government intends to promote commercial livestock farming in the