GOVERNMENT’S ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS & AGRIC SECTOR WILL CONTINUE – DCE 6th DECEMBER, 2019


District Chief Executive [DCE] for Bongo in the Upper East Region Hon. Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga has given the strongest indication that government will continue to enhance interventions in the agric sector and also, roll out new ones to help farmers increase their yields.
Bongo DCE, Hon. Ayinbisa [in blue top] presenting the ultimate prize

Hon. Ayamga gave the indication in his keynote address this Friday to mark the 35th National Farmers’ Day event held in Namoo, a surburb of the Bongo District. The year’s event was themed “Enhancing Small Scale Agricultutre Towards Agribusiness Development”.  He gave the assurance that a warehouse being constructed under 1-District 1-Warehouse policy in the Bogrigo community, would be completed and handed over for use within the first quarter of 2020 as the current works on the facility had reached 90 completion rate.

According to him government’s flagship farming intervention – the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme had increased food production in district and that, the warehouse project was a very timely one. He added that the Rearing for Food and Jobs Programme which was recently launched, had already benefited some 102 farmers in the district while a scale up was planned for year 2020.

He additionally disclosed that several thousands of Ghanaian youth had been recruited, trained and deployed as agric extension agents of which, Bongo got 37 who have been providing expertise to farmers across the district on new farm technologies and other agric related services and advice.
An awardee poses by her prize

Hon. Ayinbisa also revealed that under the 1-District 1-Factory initiative by government, a shea nut processing factory had been identified as the most viable for the Bongo District and was to be cited in the Bogrigo community. He recalled that just last month, consultants to the project visited the area to obtain final data required to fine-tune the design of the factory. 

Meanwhile the Business Advisory Centre and the Rural Enterprise Programme were also coordinating to finalise documentations regarding the project.  He hinted that some 50 local people will own the factory on its completion as shareholders while it is expected to create over 200 direct and indirect jobs within and around the location of the factory.

The DCE also used the occasion to appeal to people to participate fully in the upcoming District Level Elections and to elect persons who were effective and had the welfare of their communities at heart. He noted that it was regrettable that the Referendum was called off and hoped it would return very soon after a much broader consultation with all who mattered.

Bongo District for the Department of Agriculture Mr. Edgar Dra in his welcome address earlier, described the work of farmers as very critical to human existence stressing that “if our farmers stop farming, life will become unbearable for all of us”. He commended farmers in the district for adhering to technical advice from his officers noting that, those who did, had realised dramatic rise in their yields over the period.  
Bongo Dist. Dir. of Agric, Mr. Edgar Dra Calling out awardees

Mr. Dra disclosed with joy that of six regional award categories, three farmers from Bongo had been selected and were to receive various prizes at the national event in the Volta Region simultaneously. He commended some businesses including the Maltaaba Rural Bank which is the only bank in the district, Petasgo Enterprise and Osman Enterprise as well as ADDRO and the Bongo district Assembly for donating to the successful organisation of the event.

The prestigious district best farmer award accolade was bestowed on Mr. Adamu Musah Adongo from the Beo community, born on 1st July, 1964. He took home a prize package comprising a brand new Apsonic motor tricycle, wellington boots and a cutlass among others. First Runner-Up prize went to Mr. Atia Akure Agoore from Namoo with package including a new motor bike, a cutlass and wellington boots while Hon. Justina Bukari from Dua won 2nd Runner-Up place and got a double door fridge, a cutlass and wellington boots as her prize.

The Best Physically Challenged award was chalked by Madam Jamilatu Ayamga from the Aleba community. She received a fridge, a cutlass and wellington boots as her prize.
  



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