EASTERN Regional Production Development Board2026-10-052026-10-051952https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2966The Third Annual Report of the Eastern Regional Production Development Board (1951-52, Part I) provides a comprehensive official account of the board's operations, financial allocation, and developmental policies covering the period from April 1, 1951, to March 31, 1952. Operating under statutory requirements, the board aims to advance economic prosperity across the Eastern Region of Nigeria by deploying trust funds generated from marketing boards. The report outlines a strategic multi-pronged approach to economic expansion: modernizing and expanding the main oil palm industry through Pioneer Oil Mills and plantations; introducing alternative cash crops like cashew, coffee, coconut, and rubber to diversify the regional economy; and boosting agricultural yield and food production via cattle ranching, localized fertilizer distribution, livestock feeds, and rice milling.• SECTION I: Introduction • SECTION II: Arrangement of Report • SECTION III: Legislation • SECTION IV: Membership of the Board • SECTION V: Meetings of the Board • SECTION VI: Policy • SECTION VII: Projects Approved by the Board: • (a) Schemes Designed to Improve the Quality and Increase the Quantity of Oil Palm Products: 1. Pioneer Oil Mills 2. Calaro 3. Kwa Falls Estate 4. Oil Palm Plantation, Ikun 5. Oil Palm Plantation, Uturu 6. Oil Palm Plantation, Ishiagu • (b) Schemes Designed to Introduce New Cash Crops: 1. Cashew Nut Industry 2. Coffee Plantation, Santa 3. Coconut Plantation, Bonny 4. Rubber Plantation, Oban • (c) Schemes Designed to Increase the Quantity and Improve the Quality of Foodstuffs: 1. Obudu Cattle Ranch 2. Fertiliser Scheme 3. Concentrates for Livestock 4. Rice Mills • (d) Miscellaneous Projects: 1. Central Offices at Enugu 2. Senior Staff Flats at Enugu 3. Marketing Publicity 4. Cocoa Improvement Schemes 5. Boat Building Industry, Opobo 6. Onitsha Market Reconstruction 7. Calabar-Arochuku Road 8. Obudu-Plateau Road 9. Grants for Road Construction • SECTION VIII: Finance • SECTION IX: ConclusionenBook