The Federal Government of Nigeria has promised to improve coffee and Tea production, seedlings and other important inputs will be distributed soon.
The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari stated this in a two-day roundtable discussion forum on Coffee and Tea value chains in Nigeria, organized by National Coffee and Tea Association of Nigeria NACOFTAN, in collaboration with Taraba State University and Raw Materials Research and Development Council, held at ASUU Secretariat, Taraba State University Jalingo, the state capital.
The Minister, represented by Adamolakun Ebenezer, mentioned states like Taraba, Cross River, Plateau, amongst others, have the best lands for Coffee and Tea farming.
“The Ministry has plans to boost Coffee and Tea farming. We plan to improve farming. Very soon we will call on stakeholders to find ways on how to improve the Coffee and Tea production.
“Establishment of coffee nursery is in the pipeline in the geopolitical zones, where coffee can thrive well, add it with the below picture.
In his remarks, the Taraba State Governor, Dr Abgu Kefas, represented by the Special Adviser on Agriculture and Food Security, Zanau Maikasuwa, said that the state is blessed with fertile land for Coffee and Tea farming in Sardauna, Gashaka, Kurmi, and some parts of the state.
“Our administration has placed agriculture at the center of economic diversification.
“The development of Coffee and Tea farming across these local governments will help us move from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture, create jobs for our youths and women and also increase household income.
“We are committed to promoting Coffee and Tea growing in the state to create jobs for Tarabans.
“In addition, Gashaka Kurmi and parts of the Bali local governments also possess suitable ecological conditions for expanding Coffee and Tea cultivation,” he said.
