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  "id": "news-oct22-a4-edo-rubber-production-value-addition-40000-hectares-goal-2026",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/edo-rubber-production-value-addition-40000-hectares-goal-2026",
  "slug": "edo-rubber-production-value-addition-40000-hectares-goal-2026",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-20",
  "sourceName": "The Punch",
  "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/edo-targets-return-as-nigerias-top-rubber-producer/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Edo State",
    "Rubber",
    "Agriculture",
    "Value addition"
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  "content": {
    "title": "Edo aims to regain Nigeria’s leading rubber-producer position",
    "summary": "Governor cites 40,000 hectares and thousands of smallholders",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Edo’s governor said the state aims to regain Nigeria’s top-rubber position and expand value addition beyond raw rubber. He cited an estimated 40,000 hectares under cultivation and thousands of smallholder farmers; no dated production target was announced."
        ],
        "sources": [
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            "name": "The Punch",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/edo-targets-return-as-nigerias-top-rubber-producer/"
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