This is the second of a five part treatise seeking to highlight the enormous potentials and impact of the ongoing revolution in Agriculture and Industrialization by the Benedict Ayade administration in Cross River State. In the first part, we were able to put in perspective the gains expected to accrue to the state in terms
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Arcadier, a Singaporean firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cross River State government to brand and sell its cocoa beans across the world. Arcadier is a fast growing MaaS (Marketplace-as-a-Service) enterprise that uses the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) technology to provide for marketplaces; a slight improvement on the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade defied torrential rainfall on Thursday to launch the accelerated agricultural development scheme (AADS) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the state with a view to make farming more interesting. The scheme, Mr. Ayade said, is expected to put an end to
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has lamented the skewed perception people have of his administration as one focused on only the Calabar metropolis. Ayade bared his mind to newsmen while inspecting ongoing projects in the central and northern senatorial districts of the state. He said that: “For those
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
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent In a bid to boost its Cocoa value chain, the Cross River State Government has solicited the support of Singaporean digital marketing platform, Arcadier to boost local production of the crop. This is even as the state has become number one in Cocoa production in Nigeria with high quality
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has said that it will soon unveil a policy to mandate 70 percent local consumption of Cocoa produced. This will compliment the NGN7 billion Cocoa processing plant being constructed at Ikom in central Cross River said the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Cocoa Development, Mr.
By Dave Akate An Ikom based Cocoa processing company, Tulip Cocoa Processing limited has donated a six (6) classroom block to the Bendeghe-Ekiem community in Etung local government area of central Cross River State. The company also drilled boreholes to provide portable water for the Osokom community as it aims to solve the pressing basic