By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State on Friday played host to the Agroecological Zonal Workshop of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Program, an ambitious Federal Government initiative supported by the World Bank to overhaul Nigeria’s food systems, strengthen productivity, and make agriculture a profitable enterprise across the federation. Speaking
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has flagged off agricultural mechanization and distributed mini tractors to farmers’ cooperatives across the state. Governor Otu said the initiative, which is part of his People-First Agricultural Transformation Agenda, signals the state’s determined shift toward full-scale mechanization and rural empowerment.
By Alaba Adeyemi, Map News Africa During the campaign leading to the 2023 elections President Bola Tinubu, then the flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) promised the establishment of the Agro- rangers to solve the incessant farmers-herders’ crises. Therefore when the Federal Government of Nigeria, in the middle of 2024, announced the
By Sylvia Akpan In a bid to boost agricultural productivity and alleviate poverty, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn, representing Cross River Southern senatorial district, has facilitated a training program for 200 farmers in his constituency. The program, themed: “Training, Empowerment, and Provision of Agricultural Grant in Selected Communities in Cross River South Senatorial District,” was sponsored
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent As part of efforts to boost the oil palm subsector in the state, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has procured 3.5 million to improve oil palm sprouted nuts from the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, under the Cross River State Oil Palm Development Initiative
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Yala II State Constituency, in Cross River State House Assembly, Honorable Martins Achadu has facilitated the distribution of fertilizers donated by the State government to farmers across all wards of the constituency. The initiative aims to enhance farming productivity in the next harvest season. To ensure a transparent and
By Godwin Otang A Media Foundation based in Cross River the Godshield Kanjal Journalism Foundation has hinted that rural farmers in the State are the worst hit by climate change in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The foundation said preliminary investigations and community engagement shows that lots of rural farming communities have been severely
Just like Odupkani, health centres in Akpabuyo local government in Cross River State have been abandoned after construction. Kehinde Ogunyale reports how this has affected the community’s healthcare. Every two months, Etim Ekpenyong, a businessman and farmer, earmarks N20,000 for the clinical and medical needs of his aged father. The father, Etinyin Ekpenyong, 93, is the clan