Ondo Plans Soil Treatment For Cocoa

The Ondo State Government is to carry out soil treatment on 500 hectares of land for the planting of the Ghana high-yield cocoa at Oda Plantation in Akure.

The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Julius Akinnigbagbe, told newsmen yesterday in Akure that the government would also train farmers on the production of the cocoa type.

He said the treatment would allow the government to establish the suitability of the soil for the cocoa specie.

“We have already carried out some experimental plantation at Oda farm but we still want to establish the suitability of our environment and land for mass production of the cocoa here,’’ Akinnigbagbe said.

The commissioner said that the state government was committed to the production of high quality cocoa in the state.

He gave an assurance that farmers would be encouraged to embark on the production of quality cocoa for both local and foreign consumption.