By Ovat Lawrence, Ph.D.
Today, we are pleased to announce that the Cross River State Government, through the Project Grow initiative, has successfully delivered its pilot shipment of 114 x 100kg bags of soybeans to Flour Mills Plc in Ibadan, Oyo State .The loading and offloading of the produce were carried out between yesterday, 18th April, and today, ensuring proper handling and timely delivery for processing.
This milestone is a significant step towards promoting commercial agriculture by ensuring a steady supply of soybeans for the food processing Industry in Nigeria .
With this development, Cross River State has become a key player in soybean production and stands as the first soybean-producing state in the South-South region of Nigeria.
We express our sincere appreciation to His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, for this laudable achievement, which underscores the administration’s commitment to economic development.
The attached waybill documents provide further details of the transaction and delivery destination for reference.
2026 promises to be a year of a bountiful harvest of soybeans for Nigeria’s Food and Animal feed processing Industry. Our smallholder farmers and our emerging commercial farmers through Project Grow will be driving this process . The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Development is promoting its intercropping initiative that’s seeks to encourage farmers to intercrop soybean with arable crops such as yam , cassava etc during the 2026 farming season .
