Assin Fosu Municipal Agric Department Distributes Motorbikes To Extension Officers.
The Food and Agriculture department in the Assin Fosu Municipal of the central region in collaboration with the Assin Fosu Municipal Assembly has distributed extra modern brand new motorbikes to It's extension officers to aid them carry out their duties.
The motorbikes was procured by the government of Ghana with support from the Canadian government aimed at improving effective extension services delivery under the Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) programme
Extension officers in agriculture department are expected to supervise and assist the farmers in their farming activities in the Municipality.
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Addressing the media, the Assin Fosu Municipal Agric Director, Mr. Francis Kwame Freeman noted that, the motorbikes were given to them to fulfill the government's promise under the planting for food and Job flagship programme.
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| Mr. Francis Kwame Freeman, Assin Fosu Municipal Agric Director |
The New Patroric Party (NPP) led by His Excellency Nana Addo-Dankwa Akuffo-Addo promised the good people of Ghana that, under the planting for food and Job, He ( Nana Addo) is standing on five pillars. Namely;
i. Provision of seeds; the government said seeds such as rice maize tetc. are ready and to be given to the farmers at a subsidized price.
ii. Provision of subsidized fertilizer; government provides fertilizer to farmers at a subsidized price.
iii. Providing effective extension services; assisting the extension agents with the necessary means of transport
iv. Marketing.
v. E-extension.
In other to achieve these objectives, that is why the government has given them the motorbikes in other to do regular and effective monitoring.
The Municipal Chief Executive officer MCEO, Hon Nicholas Kofi Baako also used the opportunity and encouraged the Youths to engage themselves in the farming activities because the government has a lot of initiatives to help boost productivity.
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| Assin Fosu Municipal Chief Executive MCE, Hon. Nicholas Kofi Baako |
He also urged the extension agents to adopt and practice maintenance culture, they should take a very good care of the bikes.
The beneficiaries (extension officers) finally commended the government through the Assembly and the Agric department for helping them in that way.
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| Some of the extension officers |
They assured the Assembly and the entire stuff of Agric department that with the help of the motorbikes, they will do a massive work because it will help them to go to certain places/areas where they are unable to go formerly.
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| photos of some of the motorbikes. |
Story filed by: Odiasempa Kwaku Ahiaku
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