PRESIDENT BUHARI TO COMMISSION AFRICA’S 1ST RICE SEEDLING FACTORY ON TUESDAY 26TH JUNE, 2018 IN CALABAR

PRESIDENT BUHARI TO COMMISSION AFRICA’S 1ST RICE SEEDLING FACTORY ON TUESDAY 26TH JUNE, 2018 IN CALABAR.


Part of Governor Ben Ayade’s economic vision for Cross River State will be crystallized next week as President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 commission the multibillion Naira automated rice seed and seedlings factory in Calabar. The factory according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita, is the first in Africa. “Cross River State Government is happy to announce that His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari – GCFR will on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, commission our ultra-modern, fully automated rice seeds and seedlings factory in Calabar,

 “ read the statement in parts.

The factory which is reputed to be the first in Africa, is also a seed multiplication centre that produces high-yielding, disease resistance and vitaminized rice seedlings.




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