Cross River State Government has set a target of producing 500, 000 metric tons of cocoa on a yearly basis to help in economic diversification.
Speaking on the notion, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Augustine Eneji spake that PIND Foundation is on possible areas of collaboration and to review the foundation’s strategic partnership with Cross River Government.
Also speaking was the State Economic Adviser and Vice Chairman, State Planning Commission, Dr. Francis Ntamu who revealed that the essence of the meeting is to access the benefits of the over ten years bilateral agreements between the State Government and PIND Foundation.
He made the following statement:
“You can’t build a deep sea port or a super highway; projects that have long term benefits without strategic planning. This meeting therefore affords the State the opportunity to brainstorm with PIND Foundation in areas we can grow our partnership especially in agriculture.”
