Prof. Anthony Eneji, state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday


The Cross River Government says that it has awarded N1.16 billion contract for the commencement of work on a model banana farm project in Akamkpa town of Akamkpa Local Government Area.


Prof. Anthony Eneji, state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Calabar.


Eneji said that the contract was the first phase, adding that work would commence on a 100 hectares out of the 250 hectares of land allocated for the project in the state.


He said that already, the contractor had been mobilised to sight for the first phase of the project. According him, the second phase will start in Boki Local Government Area.


“The farm will grow different species of banana, and thereafter, turn them into finished products such as fruit juice, banana sweets, chips and so on,” he said.


The commissioner said the state had been blessed with natural crops like banana, plantain, pineapples and Cucumber, among other.

Source: https://gabrielatanbiyi..com.ng/2017/06/cross-river-awards-n116bn-banana-farm.html

Banana go full town be that oh.... Make another state invest for groundnut na. Make e no come be sey pesin buy banana finish no come see groundnut take chop am o

1 billion Naira for 100 hectares??

That is failure from the very beginning.

That means 10 million Naira for planting a hectare.

How much Can you earn from an hectare of Banana that your planting cost alone is already 10 million Naira per hectare?

The way government entities call figures ehn?

I have a farm that's more than 100 hectares and nowhere near that amount was spent to get it running!

With this kind of faulty business plan from day 1, how do you get to compete with big players who have thousands of thousands of hectares in Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia and the likes!

These leaders, make una small small dey call these figures them!

PapaBrowne:
1 billion Naira for 100 hectares??

That is failure from the very beginning.

That means 10 million Naira for planting a hectare.

How much Can you earn from an hectare of Banana that your planting cost alone is already 10 million Naira per hectare?

The way government entities call figures ehn?

I have a farm that's more than 100 hectares and nowhere near that amount was spent to get it running!

With this kind of faulty business plan from day 1, how do you get to compete with big players who have thousands of thousands of hectares in Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia and the likes!

These leaders, make una small small dey call these figures them!

My problems is when you get to the said farm lands, you will not even seen a single banana tree not of taking of planting.

My nigeria government sabi chop money since 1880

sleeknick:
Banana go full town be that oh.... Make another state invest for groundnut na. Make e no come be sey pesin buy banana finish no come see groundnut take chop am o

lolz

Sure say no be Frank Ayade dy co-governor dat won dy contract 4rm dy State governor

God bless the minorities (Niger deltans) of Southern Nigeria.


Sovereign state of Niger delta loading.

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So inflated!

Pavore9:
So inflated!

indeed we are in trouble in this country