The efforts of Enugu State Government to promote agriculture and boost food production have continued to yield good results with the cultivation of more than eighty hectares of pepper and rice farm at Songhai graduate farm settlement at Adani, Uzo-Uwani Council area.
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The cultivated hectares of land in the farm settlement being managed by the state government sponsored graduate farmers, is made up of twenty hectares of pepper and sixty hectares of rice farm as well as poultry sections, fish pound and orchard.



Speaking during an inspection tour of the farm, the State Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime described it as one of the practical demonstration of his


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Well done Chime.

Enugu is taking a cue from Ebonyi that has been producing rice for a long time. I think southern Nigeria should take agriculture very serious.

When did Hausaland even grow rice? That comes from the middle belt, or is imported.

Pepper, probably so, rice no.

ekt_bear:

When did Hausaland even grow rice? That comes from the middle belt, or is imported.

Pepper, probably so, rice no.

When someone says Hausaland,it simply means the north. That's the ignorance that southerners have been living with.

Stop deceiving yourselves.
Enugu can not produce a tenth of what Ofada town produces in ten years talkless of producing enough to eat.

where is ofada town in ?

macjive01:

where is ofada town in ?

Ogun state. Never knew rice is produced there.

afam4eva:

Ogun state. Never knew rice is produced there.

yet you live in lagos? Disappointed in you not knowing that ofada town in ogun state produces rice

seanet02:

yet you live in lagos? Disappointed in you not knowing that ofada town in ogun state produces rice

Thanks for opening my eyes. I never would have known that where many lagosians are buying land is actually a rice producing town. Lagosians must love rice to want to move there.

Who eats Ofada rice except poor Yorubas? Ofada rice is nothing but stone-filled, badly processed, cheap rice. Even Abakaliki rice is far better. 90% of the rice consumed in Nigeria are imported.

Abakaliki is also the food basket of southern Nigeria. The city has been a leading producer of processed rice, yam, and cassava for decades.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abakaliki

Op

Ebonyi has been producing rice in large quantities ever since I was born.
My uncle used to buy rice in large quantities from ebonyi to sell in some parts of oyo and ogun state.

South-East:

Who eats Ofada rice except poor Yorubas? Ofada rice is nothing but stone-filled, badly processed, cheap rice. Even Abakaliki rice is far better. 90% of the rice consumed in Nigeria are imported.

Ofada is pretty delicious, imo. I enjoyed eating it this past Christmas break.

It doesn't have to have stones, just pay a bit more money.

IMHO, parts of the SE has the most fertile land in the South. I'm talking from a laymans point of view based on the massive sizes of fruit in areas like Nsukka, Ogidi, Npkor etc.

I wonder why much is done toward commercial farming in the area. We could export banana's, mango's, cashew nuts etc.

afam4eva:

When someone says Hausaland,it simply means the north. That's the ignorance that southerners have been living with.

The funny thing is that this "Hausaland" is probably Benue, the northern neighbour of Enugu state.

Beaf:

IMHO, parts of the SE has the most fertile land in the South. I'm talking from a laymans point of view based on the massive sizes of fruit in areas like Nsukka, Ogidi, Npkor etc.

I wonder why much is done toward commercial farming in the area. We could export banana's, mango's, cashew nuts etc.

Anioma land (Delta) is also VERY fertile, especially with yams.

seanet02:

Stop deceiving yourselves.
Enugu can not produce a tenth of what Ofada town produces in ten years talkless of producing enough to eat.

Sometimes I am tempted to give you well deserved applause as a comedian. Were you normal when you referred the poison from Ofada town as rice?

Beaf your right I enjoy those cashews,udala and corn from the south east

It looks like this project is being managed by the state government, which I do not support. Government has no business in agriculture production. Government should empower the private sector--farmers, entrepreneurs, etc--to engage in mechanized farming. History has shown that all these "government projects" are not sustainable, and I will not support a project that is not sustainable.

This project is straight BS and is nothing more than a band aid project. My 2 cents.

seanet02:

Stop deceiving yourselves.
Enugu can not produce a tenth of what Ofada town produces in ten years talkless of producing enough to eat.

Yes oo, nothing must overtake Lagos and SW,
Wetin dey even give Enugu govt the liver? They should wait for the oduduwa republic governments to be tthe best of the best of the best in every endeavour,

Superiority Complex, what a shame

DaLover:

Yes oo, nothing must overtake Lagos and SW,
Wetin dey even give Enugu govt the liver? They should wait for the oduduwa republic governments to be tthe best of the best of the best in every endeavour,

Superiority Complex, what a shame

liv am na foolish boi

Very encouraging. Let's diversify our economy pls.

Yes oo, nothing must overtake Lagos and SW,
Wetin dey even give Enugu govt the liver? They should wait for the oduduwa republic governments to be tthe best of the best of the best in every endeavour,

Superiority Complex, what a shame

AM SURE U DONT KNOW HOW TO POST, ELSE U WONT THUMB UP SUCH COMMENT. SORRY THOUGH THIS IS THE TYPE OF NEW GENERATION NAIJA CAN BOAST OF.

lillyveezy:

AM SURE U DONT KNOW HOW TO POST, ELSE U WONT THUMB UP SUCH COMMENT. SORRY THOUGH THIS IS THE TYPE OF NEW GENERATION NAIJA CAN BOAST OF.

I hope you've heard of the term "sarcasm" #smh

WOW!PEOPLE HAVE ALLOWED THEMSELVES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH EVERY THING AS LONG AS IT HAS TO DO WITH PEOPLE THEY DONT WISH WELL,THIS IS ABOUT A STATE IN YOUR COUNTRY THAT IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE HERE AND YET YOU ARE SAYING ONE SHOULD STOP DECEIVING HIM/HERSELF.AND YOUR POINT IS IGNORANCE OR WHAT?

seanet02:

Stop deceiving yourselves.
Enugu can not produce a tenth of what Ofada town produces in ten years talkless of producing enough to eat.

don't mind seanet02, he is a complete fool

they must tur everything into a tribal war,idiots

is there any major party where ofada rice is not served specially?

and someone here is calling it poison smh

The efforts of Enugu State Government to promote agriculture and boost food production have continued to yield good results with the cultivation of more than eighty hectares of pepper and rice farm at Songhai graduate farm settlement at Adani, Uzo-Uwani Council area

Good! more decent thasn the drug courier business and the kidnapping.

Agricultural produce like palm can do well in the south-south, especially in Rivers state.Delta State is known for her prowess in cassava production and palm fruits too, I think,much emphasis should be on satisfying our domestic market with a flowchart and a long-term plan of increasing the production capacity to satisfy some other countries that are of our interest, Also having reserved capacity for increase demand should be of maximum focus if we aim at getting something tangible as regards to foreign exchange, In this regard, the state,federal ministry of agriculture should have a detailed plan and enough agricultural extension officers to educate most of our farmers on the importance and how loan can be accessible to them as to help transform their cruel way of farming to a near mechanize one if not a mechanize form of farming

Nice one Chime, Keep doing the good work, the Lord is your strength

house we need contact wt imo govt.a management cosulting firm wants to revive imo mordern poultry farm at avutu.