The commissioner also announced plans to construct four flyover bridges in Calabar.
Mr Otu said that with the initiative, the state government was poised to revolutionise the agricultural sector in direct collaboration with farmers.
The zonal manager attributed the shortage of extension workers in the zone to retirement.
The issue, which started around 3:05 a.m., was yet to be sorted out at the time of filing this report.
The campaign was partly necessitated by the virus outbreak in some parts of Cross River.
The board said the delay was due to damage to pipes by a company laying optic fibre cables across the city.
The SEMA boss said that Cross River is hosting 37,659 Cameroonian refugees in different camps.
