(PM News) The Kebbi State Government has started the cultivation 47,000 hectares of cassava as raw material for the production of ethanol bio-fuel production in the state.
The Kebbi State government and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had on Nov. 23, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enthnol bio-fuel production project in the state.
The Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, who inspected the pilot scheme at Gwazawa Danko/Wasagu Local Government, Kebbi on Sunday said the visit was for an on-the-spot assessment on the level of implementation of the agreement.
Bagudu, who reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to the successful execution of the project, said that the aim was to serve as foreign exchange revenue earner to the state in particular and the country in general.
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“Part of the cassava that have grown on the farm will be used as seedlings to cultivate the target hectares of 350,000 in line with the agreement for full production of the bio-fuel,” he said. READ MORE