THE Kogi state government on Monday said it had concluded plans for the establishment of a “cassava city” in Osara, Adavi local government area of the state to expand the financial base of the state. He added that the city would be powered by with off-grid Solar energy with various amenities like residences, clinics and educational institutions. According to him, the Osara cassava city was s the first in Kogi State to be built under the Fair Agric Project (FAP) with the aim of promoting cassava planting and further diversify the economic base of the state. He explained that the Osara community had already donated a large expanse of land for the project, saying the land would be given out to cassava farmers free. Okatahi said the state already had two cassava processing companies with a combined capacity of 2,500 metric tonnes with only 10 percent available in the state.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 15, 2018 14:35 UTC