THE Minister of Meals and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has cited the Volta Area as a great location for agro-tourism, saying aside from the attractive landscapes, waterfalls and wildlife, the farming within the pure settings also can entice guests from far and close to.
Talking at Ho on Monday as a part of his two-day obligation tour of the Volta Area, Dr Afriyie Akoto stated that, for example, as soon as farmers and numerous agricultural establishments organised their farms with lodging and different amenities, guests to waterfalls and different websites might make the most of such facilities.
He noticed that the profitable harvests on farms within the area from the nice rainfall sample this 12 months have been a sign of assured meals safety within the nation.
“There isn’t a menace of meals scarcity looming over the nation,” he assured.
Earlier, Dr William Dzamefe, performing Volta Regional Director of Meals and Agriculture, in a presentation on the Planting for Export and Rural Growth (PERD) initiative, stated {that a} whole of 971,898 money crop seedlings had just lately been distributed amongst 9,507 farmers in 338 communities within the area.
He stated that the seedlings included cashew, espresso coconut, oil palm, mangoes and citrus.
Dr Dzamefe revealed that out of the entire variety of seedling recipients 1,788 have been females.
Based on him, the seedlings would cowl a complete of 12,391 hectares.
FROM ALBERTO MARIO NORETTI, HO
