CRIN Trains Farmers In Edo North Senatorial District On Cocoa & Cashew
A team of CRIN Scientists, Dr. A.V. Oyedokun, H.A. Otuonye and E.E. Agbebaku, were in Ogute Oke via Okpella, Edo State for a training workshop between 9 – 11 April, 2021. Cocoa and cashew farmers from the 6 Local Government Areas (LGAs) – Akoko Edo LGA, Etsako West LGA, Owan West LGA, Etsako East LGA, Owan East LGA and Etsako Central LGA – making up the Edo North Senatorial District, Edo State were trained on Cocoa and Cashew ProductionPractices, Value Chain Analysis and the Socio-economic aspects of the two crops.
The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) was established in Ibadan, Oyo State on 1st December, 1964 as a successor autonomous rese arch organisation to the Nigerian Substation of the defunct West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI)