The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) has launched a grant programme to assist young people who are in farming or have interest in it. It is s flagship programme known as Farmers for the Future (F4F) Grant program. The programme is designed to empower young agri-entrepreneurs and National Youth Service Corps, NYSC members. This…
A revolution is in the offing in Cross River state. The revolution is in the area of production coffee, one of the agricultural products that the state is known for. To make this happen, the State government and JR Farms have partnered to cultivate 30 million coffee seedlings across the state. The objective is aimed…
Their number is over 70 percent of the farmers in the state but farmers in Cross River state in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, yet they are hardly reckoned with. To start with, for them to get farmland for the cultivation of farms they have to depend on the men. The same men…
The government of Cross River State has found favour with the African Development Bank (AfDB). This is because aside from the support that the state is getting from the Continental bank, it will also be supported in the area of health services delivery. The assurance was given in Calabar on Thursday by Dr. Akinwumi Adeshina, …
