Category agriculture

The Government of Ghana through the Minerals Commission has supplied over 9,792 palm seedlings been the first trench to farmers in Atwima Nwabiagya North.

The Alternative Livelihood Programme (ALP) of the Minerals Commission is set to reclaim lands lost to illegal mining activities known as (galamsey).

The programme offers farmers at various illegal mining sites with palm seedlings and other plants best for such destroyed lands.

ALP as an extended programme reached farmers in Atwima Nwabiagya North on Thursday, 25th of April 2024 at the premises of the District Assembly though not an illegal mining district but for local development.

Staff of the Agric Department in the district made sure farmers who arrived from all corners of the district received quantities due.

In speaking to this report, the Director of Agric, Mrs. Grace Achiaa, was grateful to Government and the Mineral Commission of Ghana for such a thoughtful alleviation

and prayed beneficial farmers would make use of the seedlings and not exploit them.

She called on the youth to venture in agriculture as the avenue has become more lucrative and technological inclined to be part.

Beneficial farmers could not hid their joy but to expressed in words of gratitude to government, the assembly, department of agric and all who played a role in the distribution of the seedling.

By;
Augustine Agyei
Dist. Info. Officer

PHG Foundation Africa, an NGO has collaborated with the Dept. of Agriculture in the Atwima Nwabiagya North to hold an innovation exhibition for farmers and talented individuals in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Marban community park.

The exhibition was held on Friday, 12th of April, 2024.

In the event were the Marbanhene who doubled as chairman for the event, Nana Okumanini Baah Asare II and chiefs, Marban queen mother, Marban Imam, Abdul Rahman Mohammed, District Information Officer, Mr Augustine Agyei, District Director of Agric, Mrs. Grace Achiaa and her Agric staff, farmers, Assembly member for Marban/Asenie/Barekese Electoral Area, Hon. Atta Kwasi and his Unit Committee members, PHG Team Members, and other interested individuals.

Farmers presented their craft works made from farm produces such as seasoning powders, fruit mix, bathing soaps and gels, fruit juices, Banku mix powder, and soil were earthenware, Gyapa coal pot, and from other creative items such as beads made bags, and more to the team for selection and support.

Chairman for the event who doubled as the Marbanhene expressed his profound gratification to the organisers and advised the youth to venture into other lucrative disciplines of businesses especially farming for it has countless advantages.

He opined that farming has seen lives transformed with and seeking employment at that sector will reduced government burden on unemployment rate in the country.

Agribusiness men and women present were excited and had a common goal that the foundation will acknowledged their hard work, more importantly government will put more than enough to enrich their farming business.

Farmers, chiefs, and opinion leaders in Amakye-Bare and Aninkroma have been engaged on issues related to the ongoing inland valley development in the district particularly in the two communities on Thursday, 22nd February 2024

The engagement was to relay to farmers and chiefs in particular on findings emanating from the research gathered and how best of the soil could be used for continuous farming purposes.

Chiefs joined the discussion to address the issues that had to do with land and its unforeseen circumstances.

Questions on ownership, duration, and others were asked and satisfactory responses were given.

Participants were grateful to external officers, researchers and the Agric department for a wonderful project.

Augustine Agyei
Dist. Info. Officer