{"id":14240,"date":"2017-05-05T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14240"},"modified":"2017-05-05T19:09:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:09:49","slug":"akwa-ibom-govt-sets-up-cattle-ranch-imports-2000-cows-from-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14240","title":{"rendered":"Akwa Ibom Gov\u2019t Sets Up Cattle Ranch, Imports 2,000 Cows From Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has said that his administration will establish a ranch in Uruan area of the state that would accommodate about 2,000 cows to be imported from Mexico.<\/code><\/p>\n<p>He said this on Wednesday, May 3, 2017\u00a0at the flag off of an improved cassava stem plantation with the aim of crashing the price of garri.<\/p>\n<p>The governor explained that the cow importation was to ensure fresh milk for Akwa Ibom people as against evaporated milk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fresh milk is more nutritious and will enhance good health and growth among the people of the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur consultants are working hard to get the projects started.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13085&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The cassava plantation, located in the Okobo Local Government Area of the state, is a pet project of his wife, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said he was putting in place a framework that would ensure \u201cwe can actually turn around and feed ourselves,\u201d saying agriculture remains the highest employer of labour.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Emmanuel had earlier said that the project was in line with her husband\u2019s initiative of returning people to the farm.<\/p>\n<p>She thanked the Ikono -Offi\/Nsie community for providing land for the project and assured that with the project.(http:\/\/www.thetrentonline.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ranches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14241\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ranches-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ranches-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ranches-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ranches.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has said that his administration will establish a ranch in Uruan area of the state that would accommodate about 2,000 cows to be imported from Mexico. 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