The Enugu State Government has urged the people to embrace rice farming, promising to make available farmland for cultivation to improve production.
The State’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Matthew Idu, gave the advice while speaking with newsmen on border closure on Tuesday in Enugu.
Idu said that the border closure would boost local rice production, especially in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
“Since the state joined the FADAMA project, the government has found out that about six, out of the 17 LGAs in the state, have arable land for rice cultivation in large quantity.
“The state government is, therefore, calling on residents to engage in rice farming in those areas with arable land and consultants, who are into training on how to cultivate rice, are available,’’ he said.
He listed the LGAs with arable land for growing rice as Uzo-Uwani, Aninri, Awgu, Nsukka, Nkanu and Orji River.
According to him, the border closure is not new as many…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
