New Juaben North Municipal Assembly distributed (6000) six thousand palm tree seedlings to fifty (50) selected farmers in the municipality at Effiduase.
The project which is under the government initiative “Planting for Export and Rural Development Programme (PERD) in 2019”, is aimed at assisting farmers within the Municipality in their livelihood.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Samuel Adongo in his speech emphasized that the initiative which was started seven years ago is aimed at supporting many people to enter into entreprneurship to help deal with unemployment issues in the municipality.
He said they are the main source of food production for the Country and due to that the current Government have plans to support the Agric sector in our Municipality, therefore he urge all the farmers to register their farming with the Assembly Agric Department and also forming Associations with in themselves so that they can get Government support.
The Municipal Agric director, Mr. Emmanuel Amanu explained that, the distribution was done following the continuous request of palm seedlings from the farmers.
He therefore called on the general public to take advantage of the Government initiative and get registered to have access to the numerous benefits of the program to improve their living standard.
The benefiting farmers expressed their gratitude to the MCE and the Government for the initiative and pledged to take good care of the plants and to improve their livelihood.
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Elizabeth Ansaah
Municipal Information officer (NJNMA)