The Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture is a ministry of the
Government of Rivers State
The Government of Rivers State consists of elected representatives and appointed officials responsible for the government of Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up t ...
charged with regulation and formulation of policies related to the agricultural sector of the state with aim to secure food, improve the economy of the rural areas and protect the environment. Rivers State is one of the county's leading agricultural-producing states. The ministry is located at 6th Floor, State Secretariat,
Port Harcourt.
Departments
*Fisheries
*Forestry
*Veterinary and Livestock
Parastatals
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Agricultural Development Programme (ADP)
*Rivers State Agricultural Marketing Company (RIVAMACO)
*Rivers State School-To-Land Authority
*Delta Rubber Company
*RISONPALM
List of commissioners
*1999:
Tele Ikuru
Telenyem Renner Ikuru (born 24 February 1966), commonly known as Tele Ikuru, is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He was first elected Deputy Governor of Rivers State in 2007 on a PDP ticket with Gov. Celestine Omehia. After the court annulle ...
*2004:
Ndubuisi Adikema
*2007:
Chidi Nweke
*2008:
Marshall Stanley Uwom
*2009:
Emmanuel Chinda
*2015:
Onimim Jacks
Onimim Ernestina Jacks (née Briggs) is a lawyer serving since June 2015 as the Rivers State Commissioner of Agriculture in Nigeria. She is a member of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Jacks was born on 4 Dece ...
See also
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Government of Rivers State
The Government of Rivers State consists of elected representatives and appointed officials responsible for the government of Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up t ...
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Government ministries of Rivers State
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References
External links
Official website{{Ministries of Rivers State
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
Rivers State
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa ...
Ministry of Agriculture
An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...