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Buhari Commissions Rice Seed Factory In Calabar, Says It Is People Oriented

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the Cross River State seedlings and seed manufacturing factory in Calabar which he described as a people oriented project. The President said the project is in line with his administration’s zero oil economic roadmap with Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade becoming

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Ayade’s Rice Seeds And Seedlings Factory; A Revolutionary Investment In Rice Production In Nigeria BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Rice is an edible starchy cereal grain. Cultivated rice is known botanically as Oryza sativa. Rice is the agricultural commodity with the third highest worldwide production. The world’s largest rice producers by far are China and India. Rice is the world’s most important food crop and dietary staple, ahead of wheat and corn. It is

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Ayade, Breaking The Jinx On Cocoa Processing In Cross River State Through Strategic Investment BY EMMANUEL ETIM

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River is the second largest producer of cocoa in the West African country of Nigeria with production in excess of 80,000 metric tons a year. Cocoa from Cross River State has been judged one of the best in Nigeria even as the state has the potential to become the leading producer

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Cross River’s Agro City To Revolutionize Rice Value Chain With Cala 77 Specie – Ayade

By Violet Fanseh The rice value chain in Nigeria will soon be boosted with the completion and inauguration of a city built by the Cross River State government with a focus on improving its yield said Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Friday in Calabar, the state’s capital in an inspection tour with journalists. The

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My Successor Will Be Happy Because Rice City Is A Revenue Source – Ayade

By Grace Orok and Deborah Obot The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the Calabar Rice Seedling and Seed Manufacturing center popularly referred to as the Rice City will be a major source of revenue for the state. Ayade stated this while taking journalists on a tour of the facility

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Appreciating The Vision Of Ayade’s Banana Plantation With Automated Irrigation In Odukpani; First In Africa BY EMMANUEL ETIM

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Banana is an edible fruit produced by large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe according

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We Have Empowered Over 700 Women And Youths – Anthony Eneji, Cross River Agric Commissioner (VIDEO)

By Margaret John The Cross River State Commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Anthony Eneji has disclosed that the administration of Governor Ben Ayade has empowered, trained and given grants to over 700 women and youths in the State. He made the disclosure in an interview with CrossRiverWatch TV where he maintained that the grants amounting to

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Nigeria Should Retrace Her Steps – Obong Of Calabar

By Jonathan Ugbal The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has called for Nigeria to retrace her steps back to agriculture. The grand patriarch of the Efik kingdom stated this last weekend during the 23, 24 and 25 combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) where he was

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