19,700 seedlings donated to farmers in Enugu #nigeria

The Enugu State Government will distribute a total of 19,700
improvedpalm seedlings free to farmers in the state,
Commissioner forAgriculture, Mr. Mike Eneh, has said.
Eneh said this while flagging off the semi-wide groove
rehabilitation programme of the federal government at Udi
from which more than 500 farmers in Udi Local Government
Area of Enugu State have benefited.
The Regional Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development, Mr. UcheNwafor, said semi-wide
groove rehabilitation programme of the federal government
in partnership with the Enugu State Government was aimed
at making Nigeria to reclaim her place as the largest
producer of palm oil in the world.
Under the programme, flagged off in one local government
of the 24 states selected for the programme, the
beneficiaries were expected to replace the old palm trees
with new ones by planting them beside the old ones, while
the old palm trees will be cut down after a year of planting
the new ones.
Eneh said a total of 19, 700 improved palm seedlings were
to be distributed to farmers free of charge, noting that the
government was determined to change agriculture for the
better.
The beneficiaries praised the scheme which, they said,
would go a long way in reactivating palm plantations
across the country. Daily Trust was informed that the
maximum maturity duration for the palm seedlings is three
years.
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