The bottlenecks in large scale land acquisition for agriculture: a case study of Azama Inikorogha and Opuede communities in Gbaramatu kingdom
Author(s): Angela K. Etuonovbe, Bosin Boi Ebikeme, Alfred Tortor, Eugene T. Etuonovbe
Azama, Inikorogha and Opuede communities are in Gbaramatu Kingdom which is one of the prominent
Kingdoms among the Ijaw people in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. The Kingdom comprises of over twelve
communities and is located in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. It is a major contributor
to the economy of the nation as major oil platforms are located here. Their Primary employment is fishing, and
Secondary occupations include canoe carving, lumbering, periwinkle picking, palm wine tapping, basket weaving
and distilling of local gin. In fact it lies within the Free Trade Zone. And due to the various issues affecting the
communities and the level of poverty by the people, the King and his chiefs decided to embark on a large scale
farming which will be of great benefit to the people as it will create employment for majority, better the lives of
the people as well as making the locality one of the nation’s business hub as it is strategically located.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2019
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