The Sefwi Bodi District Assembly in the Western North Region on Thursday, August 11,2022 distributed 55,000 coconut seedlings to farmers under the Planting For Export and Rural Development (PERD) programme by the Government to start planting coconut in the area.
It can be recalled that for some few years ago there had been series of reports on the dying of the cocoa trees in Sefwi area. And this is making the living condition difficult for the residents.
As a result, the Sefwi Bodi District Assembly have taken steps to introduce coconut farming to the farmers in the area to help revamp their living conditions.
Addressing the Farmers during the distribution, the District Chief Executive of Bodi District Assembly, Mr Ignatius Akwasi Amankwa admonished the farmers to make good use of the coconut seedlings received in order to achieve its purposes.
Mr. Akwasi Amankwa then urged them to take advantage of it to change their standard of living.
The DCE further stated, the introduction of Planting for Export and Rural Development by the Government is to help the farmers to involved themselves into a different cash crops to replace their dying cocoa trees. He believe this programme will fetch them money rather than seeking for support from the gov’t.
“I must say, the introduction of the Planting for Export and Rural Development program in our district shows the government readiness to positively change the lives of the farmers living in Sefwi District,” he added.
Mr. Ignatius Akwasi Amankwa assure the farmers that, the gov’t of Prez Akufo-Addo will continue to support them to ensure their life become better, because farmers contributed a lot to the country’s development.
By//Nana Gyawu Asante.
Source// Nana Gyawu Asante.
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