Farmer Tasks Youths On Cocoa Cultivation

A Cocoa farmer, Mr.
Wekulom Veryboy from Dighinga Community in the Abua/Odual Local Government Council of Rivers State has called on the people to go into the cultivation of the cocoa.
Veryboy who stated this while speaking with our correspondent last  weekend at his farm said the move would be in line with the Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda TA.
He said even though he inherited the Cocoa farm from his late father some years ago, he has today grown to become one of the highest producer of Cocoa bean in the area.
Verybody whose Cocoa farm covers an area of three hectres said the venture has boosted his socio-economic  wellbeing.
He praised the introduction of hybrid varieties of Cocoa Seedlings to farmers in the country by the federal government which has helped to boost farmers yield d of the crop.
According to him, his late father inspired him by telling him stories about the famous Cocoa House, a storey building at Ibadan which was built through the sale of Cocoa bean.
He said he was into the cultivation of other crops like plantain, banana among others but made Cocoa his major crop as the area was favourable to it.
While hailing the efforts of the Rivers State government towards making agriculture  for the teeming youth, he urged them to give optimum attention to the production of Cocoa as it was been done to Cassava and plantain.
He further said that he uses direct labour in clearing his farm even as he said some of the indigenes has benefitted in one way or the other working on his farm.