The Ebonyi State Government allocated land to the members of its state executive council.Governor David Umahi’ a policy to involve every segment of the society in massive rice production.The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Uchenna Orji, led the team comprising agric extension workers and officials of IFAD to carry out the exercise. 140 hectares of land has been distributed to the commissioners and some other plots of land was given to other citizens of the state who the governor deems fits to grow rice for the state. Already the governor has come under criticism for giving his lieutenants so much land since it is not really clear whether they are able to grow the crop specified and will in fact have the time to supervise cultivation on the farms and attend to state matters simultaneously. Ebonyi has also banned the sale of imported rice in the state an activity that could be difficult to sustain if the prices and quantities of the rice produced by the state are not competitive.
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| Governor David Umahi |
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