National Vice Chairman of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, CAN, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers states zone, Mr Godwin Ukwu, has blamed neglect by Cross River State Government for the decline in cocoa production in the state. He noted that Cross River ranked number two in cocoa production in Nigeria, behind Ondo State.
Ukwu spoke at a training workshop held in Calabar for key players in the cocoa, coffee and oil palm sectors. According to him, cocoa estates in the state planted by late Dr Michael Okpara, former Premier of the defunct Eastern Region in the 1960s, have aged and are dying without plans to regenerate them. He said they have been advocating for a roadmap for proper development of the sector to enable real growth.
' He said Cross River ought to be number one cocoa producing state but for lack of political will and assistance to boost production and regenerate the estates. 'By what government and partners are doing, it's most certain that the state will situate at number one spot which has been our dream', Okwu said.
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