Governor
Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said that his administration will
establish a ranch in Uruan area of the state that would accommodate about 2,000
cows to be imported from Mexico.
The
governor made this known at the flagg off of an improved cassava stem
plantation with the aim of crashing the price of garri, a local food made from
cassava tuber.
He
said the process of acquiring the cows was underway and his government would
ensure fresh milk for Akwa Ibom people as against evaporated milk.
“Fresh
milk is more nutritious and will enhance good health and growth among the
people of the state,” he said, adding that consultants were working hard to get
the projects started.
The
cassava plantation, located in the Okobo Local Government Area of the state, is
among the pet projects of his wife, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel.
The
governor said he was putting in place a framework that would ensure “we can
actually turn around and feed ourselves,” saying agriculture remains the
highest employer of labour.
He
commended his wife’s project, FEYReP, for taking an initiative aimed at
ensuring availability of garri for the populace.
Mrs
Martha Udom Emmanuel had earlier said that the project was in line with her
husband’s initiative of returning people to the farm and enhancing food
sufficiency in the state.
She
thanked the Ikono -Offi/Nsie community for providing land for the project and
assured that with the project, the price of garri in the state would crash
substantially.
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