Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Ayodele Fayose, has promised to revive the cultivation of cocoa in the state, to make it a big revenue-earner. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, when the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, paid him a visit, the governor-elect said moribund cocoa plantations in the state would be revived. He added that with the global economic downturn and dwindling allocations from the centre, every step would be taken by his incoming administration to boost its revenue profile and help the people of the state to live a better life. “We are going to revive cocoa plantations across the state and motivate our farmers by adequately supporting them with seedlings and other items. I am particularly happy that the Federal Government is taking steps to ensure that value will be added to cocoa product, as it will be converted to chocolate at a factory in nearby Ondo ============================= I think some lies are creeping into this cocoa business..we need to know the exact truth....something is wrong here
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 09:33:17 +0000