Johnson Ebokpo, Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation, who represented the governor, handing over seedlings to one of the beneficiaries during the flag off
adsBassey Edet Otu, Cross River State Governor, Wednesday flagged off the 2026 Wet Season Farming Programme with the distribution of improved seed yam inputs to farmers across the state, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to food security, rural prosperity and sustainable agricultural development.
The flag-off ceremony held in Calabar, amid renewed optimism for increased food production, featured the distribution of improved seed yams and other agricultural inputs to beneficiaries drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state, including farmers’ cooperatives, women groups, youths and agricultural extension workers.
Representing Governor Otu at the event, Johnson Ebokpo the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation, said the early commencement of the 2026 wet season farming programme was a deliberate strategy by the administration to ensure farmers receive critical inputs in good time to maximize the planting season.
According to him, agriculture remains the backbone of Cross River’s economy and a major pillar of the administration’s “People First” agenda.
