Ekiti earmarks N40m for cocoa rehabilitation
The Director - General, Ekiti State Office of Transformation , Strategy and Delivery , Prof . Mobolaji Aluko, on Thursday , reiterated the commitment of the Dr Kayode Fayemi’ s administration to the revitalisation of cocoa production in the state.
Aluko said Fayemi had earmarked N 40 m to cocoa rehabilitation project in 2019 for the establishment of Cocoa Clonal Garden /Cocoa Rehabilitation in the state.
The OSTD boss , who spoke in Ado Ekiti during a meeting with members of the Cocoa Development Association , stated , “ Ekiti is committed to improving on the cultivation of cocoa in the state to make it one of the foremost cocoa producing states in Nigeria .
“ Development of agriculture remained one of the major targets of the Kayode Fayemi- led administration as about N 40 m has been set aside for the establishment of Cocoa Clonal Garden /Cocoa Rehabilitation in the state. ”
Aluko gave the assurance that there would be continued collaboration between the state government and the farmers which, according to him , would assist to revive cocoa production in the state.
The Chairman , Ekiti State Chapter of the Cocoa Development Association, Francis Ibitoye , who spoke on behalf of cocoa farmers in the state, expressed the association ’ s readiness to partner the government to develop agriculture in the state.
