Enugu state to commence export of pineapples yo Europe #nigeria

THE Enugu State Government is to commence the shipment
of Pineapple to Europe this year from the 150 hectares of
the Enugu-San Carlos Pineapple farm in the state.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Chuks Ugwoke
announced this while briefing the press at the end of the
State Executive Council meeting chaired by the State
Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime at the Government House,
Enugu.
Mr. Ugwoke also disclosed that the council approved the
introduction of livestock (cattle) and invests in banana
production in the farm jointly owned by the state
government and San Carlos, an American based farm
conglomerate.
According to the Commissioner, for the take-off of the new
projects in the farm, the council approved the sum of over
N880,873,524.00 as the state equity counterpart
contribution of the investment cost.
The Commissioner stated that the council approved the sum
of over N1,167,789,201.36 for the completion of
construction work on two major inter-local government
rural roads in parts of the state.