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Akwa-Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers

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Akwa – Ibom State Government has distributed 100,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers in the state to boost oil palm production for the 2021 first planting season.https://scudnewsng.com

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, inaugurated the distribution at the nursery site in Itak Ikot Udo in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area on Wednesday

Edet said that oil palm was one of the oldest crops with economic importance inherited by Akwa – Ibom people and government must continue to encourage farmers in the area.

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“This is due to the commitment of the state government to reduce poverty in Akwa- Ibom.

‘’Gov. Udom Emmanuel is graciously supporting all facets of agriculture, ranging from cultivation of cassava, cocoa, vegetables, rice, animal husbandry and now oil palm.

“The realities on the ground in the agriculture sub-sector confirmed the Governor’s promise that before he vacates office, over 80 percent of what we consume will be produced in the state.”

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Edet said the farm inputs were distributed free of charge, adding that in 2020 over 2,000 cassava, vegetables and maize farmers benefited from the state government’s interest free loan.

The commissioner said the nursery site was one of the government’s demonstration farms.

Edet warned that the farm inputs should not be sold, as defaulters would be sanctioned.

Earlier in his remarks, the State Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr Bassey Inwang, commended the governor for providing oil palm seedlings to farmers.

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Inwang assured the government that farmers in the state would contribute their quota to ensure food sufficiency.

The Chairman of, National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria, Mr Ernest Ekanem, solicited more support from the government to farmers and pledged they would cultivate the seedlings efficiently.

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