Ngcmoe: Thanks Pr ot You have helped me to conclude on the first crop to plant in my de.ire to go back to farming. My father used farming of cassava to train me in tbe uruversity in the late 90s . We used to e·njor roasted yam and palm oil In the fa rm . That was enjoy. ment. Thanks Prof and \-bnguQrd (or this information. 9JaBrol.%;
This is a treasure ' We need more of such sustaIned Information. Well done Prof Ekpa.. Abha Muh 'd A ' korim: IbdHd , Nigeria is blessed ,
but unfortunately, political propaganda will never al· low us settle and have a focus 10 11.1 t o even think about investing largely in such a valuable area other than c rude oUI. Mark DavId ' \-bnguard. thanks for this
wonderiul piece . Your peo · pie Ihould engage more of our profHSOrs and rHearch· H-t-e---b-fHlg-the-fe5uit&-&f their works to the ordinary public Every soc ie ty IS made t o lurvive by the riches of ill environment. Theoritical modern scientific development hal its root In the West but most of the materials to make ils achievement visible are surplus on the African loil. We Import all lorts o f juice and drink while m a ngael , oranges etc are wast · ing aU over the placellll
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Great upose Prof. Read · en are not commenting on thillKture because it is not about Abuja politicl and treasury looting .
'Political propaganda will never allow us settle and have a focuS so as to even think about investing largely in such a valuable area other than crude oil!
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Murphy:
Thank you Prof. This is what our
government
is supposed to k.now and act upon . When I was a )dd, t was used to seeing white men~obably from
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Anan count ries coming to my fa ther '. oil palm plantaUon to the 70. to collect. the seeds . J remembered viVIdly that the Oyfbo Wlll tell us to pick for them the
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smaller k ernel s insi de The government should do
something to revamp oil palm industry in Nigeria to generate fo reign eJ:change. I also need help from any quarter to cleat the bUlh and replace over grown planll with new seedlings. (or my lather'. own covers .0
Ute that or my father, they haye o vergrown and p roducing leu, This is the area government should look. into so as to revamp it and in Uili way, create employment for the y:.outh • .
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Chukwuke: Thanks Pro f flthls info . The loaner we aUse thai the Weste rn arid only wants \LI to rema in as can· sumen of their finish ed products, tbe better for u • . During the colonial days, our 10eaUy made gin was tagged ~illict . " It could also be pointed out that the co· lonialists held palm pro· duce in high elteem during their days on our shores . HypocriticaHy, they have now turned round to malign the same crop .
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