Rivers Rolls Out N30bn Credit Scheme For Youth Farmers

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Rivers State, Johnson A. Ebokpo, has revealed the provision of 108 medium-sized 30hp tractors to be distributed to farmers across 18 Local Government Areas of the state.

This move followed alarming data from the National Bureau of Statistics that more than 13 million individuals in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers states are experiencing various forms of poverty.