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Government to revitalise agriculture in Northern sector
Bolgatanga, May 4, Ghanadot/GNA
- Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, said that
government would soon implement measures to improve agriculture
to create employment and facilitate development in the Northern
part of the country.
He said they included revamping of the tomato factory to operate
at maximum capacity, rehabilitation and construction of dams and
putting to work the cotton ginnery, to increase production.
Mr. Woyongo was speaking at a reception organized by the
Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), for best workers in the
region, at the weekend in Bolgatanga.
He said the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA),
had allocated an initial capital of 200 million Ghana Cedis for
agricultural development in the Northern sector.
Mr. Woyongo said the International Fund for Agriculture
Development (IFAD), and the Canadian Development Agency (CIDA),
had also released 160 million dollars and 140 million dollars
respectively for the promotion of agriculture and other
development ventures in the area.
He said “The focus is on agriculture because the Northern sector
has a lot of potentials in agricultural development and I can
assure you that very soon, we will have no problem of
unemployment and poverty that continually force the youth to go
elsewhere in search of jobs”.
Mr. Woyongo said safety materials would be provided to women for
the collection of sheanut and a Board set up to regulate the
activities of the sheanut industry.
He urged workers in the region to contribute meaningfully to the
development of the area and gave the assurance that salaries of
workers would soon be increased to enable them to live
comfortably.
Mr. Woyongo pledged to cooperate with workers for the progress
of the region and advised them to use dialogue in addressing
grievances instead of resorting to strikes or demonstrations
that could result in inconveniences.
GNA
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