For hundreds of indigenes of Zor-sogho, Luusue-sogho, Barakaani-sogho, Akporo-sogho, Teka-sogho, Okwale, Ueken, Korokoro and Kaani all in Khana and Tai local government areas of Rivers State, the multi-million naira state-owned banana plantation has become a huge loss to them.

The 2,000 hectares of banana farm has become a symbol of shame. What is left of the farm where over $6 million had been expended are shrivel of the banana plants, vandalised administrative blocks and broken down tractors.

Then Governor Rotimi Amaechi in 2012 acquired 2,000 hectares of land in the Ogoni axis of the state to establish the farm. The project was for cultivation, production and export of banana for commercial purposes.

It was a private partnership initiative with a private organisation, San Carlos Ltd, contracted to drive the project


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by: AGRICNATION.COM

Its really bad that Governor will abandon everything about agriculture in the state