Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku has disclosed that Taraba State has diversified into the production of tomatoes, rice and tea as a way of tackling the economic recession.


The Governor while speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, noted that Taraba state is known for agriculture, mining and tourism, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has set the course for diversification and Taraba is working to achieve this.

Ishaku said: “Our problem is finance but we are doing our best in spite of the financial crunch and very soon we will start to get one or two of the plants or industries that were otherwise closed down, vandalized and looted completely. Already, we have started the green house project which Israelis are building for us and we are going to be bringing in tomatoes here.”

He added that foreign investors have already expressed interest in investing in the state, thus solving the financial challenges of the state. “By January, you will see fresh tomatoes made in Taraba. Taraba rice is working but we are working on a bigger one. We are working on other fields as the corn and we are working and making sure that we have a lot of plantation”

Buttressing more on tea production, Ishaku said “I have just come from India, Dazley, where they are planting tea. We should be able to work on the tea so that the whole Island will be filled with tea. Our tea is registered as the second best in the world after Sri Lanka.”