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Nigeria: Enugu region to establish 340 greenhouse farms

The Enugu State Government says it is set to establish 340 Green House Technology farms across the 17 council areas in the state to boost exports of farm produce. The state's Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Dr Patrick Ubru, disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu.

Ubru said that the Green House Technology farm was Gov. Peter Mbah's initiative to revolutionize agriculture in the state. He also said that the Green House Technology farm had successfully completed it pilot stage in the last nine months, adding that it was highly successful and would be replicated in the council areas.

"After the successful pilot stage, we are set to in partnership with the 17 local government councils set up the Green House Technology farms. "And we want to get our people involve in this lucrative business of technological modern farming system," he said.

The commissioner disclosed that 20 Green House Technology farms would be established in each of the 17 council areas and would ve involved in an all-year-round culitivation of exotic vegetables and spices. He added that the exotic vegetables and spices would be for export purpose, as the cargo terminal wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, would soon be completed to air freight the produce.

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