Cashew farmers in Berekum West district in the Bono region have received cashew seedlings under the government of Ghana’s flagship program ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development’ (PERD).
Following that, the assembly, through its department of agriculture presented about twenty thousand (20,000) cashew seedlings to about five hundred (500) farmers within the district.
As part of the assembly’s effort to achieve the objectives of the program, it has targeted to support farmers in planting cashews which is the most predominant cash crop with competitive advantage in the district.
In a brief ceremony to present the seedlings to the farmers at the forecourt of the district administrative block in Jinijini, the District Agricultural Director, Mr. K. Danso advised the beneficiaries on the proper planting and supervision of cashews for a better yield.
The District Chief Executive, Mr. Oppong Dominic also acknowledged the stress and cost the assembly endured and incurred in getting those seedlings for the farmers.
He further admonished them to make good use of the seedlings as he looks forward to seeing an improvement in the cashew production in the district.
“I thank the District Coordinating Director, the Agric Director and the staff of Berekum West District Assembly for their tireless effort to get these seedlings.
Our outfit spent much of our financial resources on these seedlings and we can only trust you to plant them well and improve cashew production in the District in the coming years”, he said.
In attendance were the District Coordinating Director, the Presiding Member of the Assembly, staff of the Department of Agriculture, opinion leaders and some cashew farmers within the district.
