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From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
The Anambra State government said it is targeting the sum of N200 million for the procurement, distribution and revival of endangered Igbo traditional fruits and other economic trees ahead of the 2026 planting season.
The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Foster Ifejiofor, made the disclosure, yesterday, in Awka, shortly after a bilateral discussion with the Finance and Appropriation Committee of the Anambra State House of Assembly on the 2026 budget bill.
Ifejiofor said according to the budget provision, the state will procure 60,000 Ukwa fruit tree seedlings at the cost of N1,500 each, totalling N90 million; 40,000 Udala seedlings and 20,000 bitter kola seedlings will be procured at the cost of N84 million.
The commissioner noted that, in addition, 10,000 Rafia seedlings and 16,000 seedlings of Ogbono, at a cost of N26 million, will be procured in 2026. He said the seedlings will be distributed to residents across the 21 local government areas of the state for economic benefits.
He said, “The state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo-led administration understands the importance of agriculture and has been doing everything for the people, especially the youth, to be fully engaged in the sector which is already yielding the desired results.
“The state government is embarking on a palm revolution as a significant tool for transforming the state, as 100 thousand households will be receiving oil palm and other economic seedlings during the implementation of the 2026 fiscal year.
He said that under the Soludo administration, a lot is happening in the agricultural sector as many programmes are domiciled in other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, like the numerous road infrastructure, which are already opening up the rural communities for more farming activities.
