The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has expressed the confidence that farmers in the state can provide the food needs of the country. The governor said this recently while inaugurating the Isuikwuato Agriculture Revolution Program, ISAREP, and Flag off of the 2024 Isuikwuato Planting Season held at Isuikwuato LGA headquarters. However, he said…
Hon. Ibe Okwara, the House of Representatives member for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, has supported his constituents with farm inputs to enhance their activities as another farming season approaches. In his speech during the presentation of the inputs, Hon. Ibe said the gesture was one of his little ways to ensure…
The Abia State is set to attract an ultra-modern dairy farm and milk processing plants, the first of such projects in the Southeast zone. Already a proposal for the establishment of the project has been tabled before Governor Alex Otti for his approval. The proposed dairy farm is being promoted by Blue Ribbon Limited,…
Farmers in Abia State have been advised to take advantage of the available land in the state for cultivation of crops in order to mitigate hunger. The advice was given by the state commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Monica Ironkwe who was speaking to the farmers during a three day training exercise in Umudike….
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has flagged-off the 30 km Arochukwu-Ndi Okereke- Ozu Abam Road, with a pledge that no part of the state will be left behind in road infrastructural development. He said that the essence of fixing rural roads was to connect agricultural roads to the urban areas in order to boost…
The Abia State Government has assured residents of the government’s commitment to reviving all abandoned farm settlements in the state for increased food production. Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, the state deputy governor, gave the assurance during an inspection tour of Ukwa Nkporo Palm oil Plantation on Saturday, where he decried the lack of attention by the…
Governor Alex Otti has received bags of grains allocated to the state by the federal government of Nigeria as palliatives. He promised transparent and fair distribution of the grains to the people by the government. Otti disclosed this on while inaugurating the distribution committee at the Government House Umuahia. Represented by his Chief of Staff,…
Abia State government has entered into partnership with the National Root Crops Research Institute,NRCRI, Umudike to establish an agro-processing zone at Industrial Park, Owaza. The commissioner for agriculture, Monica Ironkwe announced this while hosting the state chapter of Rice Farmers and Rice Mill Owners Association of Nigeria in her office in Umuahia, the state capital….
The Abia State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has enjoined residents of the state to massively embark on farming to boost local production, as a practical measure to curtail the scarcity and astronomical rise in prices of food items. This was part of the NUJ’s 8-point communique signed by Abia NUJ Chairman, Victor…
Officials of the Abia State Government have visited Edo State to understudy its agriculture initiatives with a view to boost the sector in her state. The delegation was led by Prof Monica Ironkwe, the Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security. Ironkwe, who met with her Edo State counterpart, Hon Stephen Idehenre said they…
