The community of Santa Rosa, in the Moruca sub-district, Region One, will soon begin large-scale citrus cultivation, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.
President Irfaan Ali made the announcement during a community meeting in Karaburi Village yesterday. Residents of Haimaruni, Wallaba, Branch Road, Parakeese, Six Miles, and Santa Rosa were present at this meeting.
“I’ve asked the Minister of Agriculture to help in clearing and preparing those lands. And let us put those 210 acres into large-scale citrus cultivation. We will bring the plants in,” the president told residents, DPI reported.