2 5 0 ▁producing ▁oil ▁well s ▁and ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁flow ▁stations . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁largest ▁depos it ▁of ▁natural ▁gas , ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ▁river . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Et che ▁are ▁mostly ▁engaged ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁nick name ▁' the ▁food ▁basket ▁of ▁the ▁state '. ▁Et che ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁host ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁owned ▁mult ib ill ion ▁na ira ▁pal m ▁oil ▁production ▁company ▁R ison pal m , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁D elta ▁Rub ber ▁Production ▁Company . ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁real ▁estate ▁development ▁has ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁Ig bo h - Ag w uru asa , ▁U lak wo - U m use lem ▁and ▁O ke hi ▁Cl ans . ▁ ▁Cass ava , ▁plant ain , ▁ban ana ▁and ▁y am ▁are ▁important ▁cro ps . ▁Plant ation ▁agricult ure ▁( not ably ▁Rub ber , ▁pal m ▁oil , ▁p ine apple ▁and ▁plant ain ) ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁erst while ▁Eastern ▁Niger ian ▁government ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁since ▁lost ▁steam . ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁mostly ▁not ▁mechan ized ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁tra ctors ▁for ▁far ming ▁these ▁cro ps ▁has ▁dropped ▁slightly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 2 0 0 4 ▁period . ▁Man ufact uring ▁is ▁absent . ▁A ▁rub ber ▁processing ▁plant , ▁the ▁D elta ▁Rub ber ▁Factory , ▁in ▁Ok om