Israel to Train 1,000 People on Rice Farming in Cross River State

In the furtherance of his desire to make Cross River the leading rice producing state in the country, the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has signed a pact with the government of Israel to train 1000 rice farming modern techniques.

Rice Farm

Speaking at an orientation exercise for the people at the Ayade Industrial Park, Calabar, Ayad.

According to him, "Today's exercise in the first phase of the training program is in the first phase of the training program."

Israeli experts to handle the state of modern farming methods and machines.

"I brought experts from Israel to train and make the full benefit of our rice factory that we have set up for maximum benefits to the citizenry."

He said the training program is also part of his administration's deliberate programs on industrialization with a view to decoupling it from over-dependence on federal allocations.

"By the time we are done, the 12,000 travelers so far identified, Cross River wants to become more and better in rice production in Nigeria," he assured.

Governor Ben Ayade

My thoughts are on ethics and ethics, we have attitude and morality comes first.

"Today, as a state, we have the highest number of factories and industries set up in Nigeria since 2015. We do not have the highest allocation, we are actually second to the past stressed.

On access to finance, the governor said: "The Bank of Agriculture wants to pass through our bank for easy access to facility."

Ayade said, "I charge those responsible for the distribution of the facility to allocate 60 percent to women, youths 30, while the men should be allocated 10 percent or more."

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSS Group of Companies, the firm facilitating the training program, dr. John Kennedy Opara, extolled Ayade's foresight by venturing into agriculture.

"I am so proud of the governor because I like to talk to you." , "

While offering advice to the trainees, Okpara said, "It's a very intensive two weeks training program, and I believe you will come back as a pacifier, you will come back.

Thank God for the Bank of Agriculture, I believe if every Nigerian is comfortable, we Do not need to struggle for federal offices. "