The municipal chief executive of Krachi East, Patrick Jilimah has launched the Integrated Aquaculture and Crops Production project in the Krachi East Municipality which he said is in line with the Government flagship programmes of planting for food and jobs as well as One District One Factory.
According to him, Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy of Ghana and about 60% of the labour force is engaged in the agricultural sector.
[ads1]Fish and Crop farming are components of Agriculture and for our development partners to have decided to extend their support and partnership spirit in the area of agricultural activities into the Krachi East Municipal with the view to improving upon the life of the people, is highly commendable.
The programme is sponsored by SkyFox Limited and Afram Plains Development Organization, a non- Governmental Organization (NGO) which is an Independent Voluntary Organization that has a purpose to achieve its objectives on a continuous basis. In collaboration with the Krachi East Municipal Assembly.
He added that, the people of Krachi East Municipal will continue to appreciate the efforts of their development partners such as APDO, World Vision International, USAID, UNICEF, Global Communities, Plan Ghana, SkyFox Limited and others who have partnered with the Assembly over the years and will continue to partner with it to develop their communities through the provision of educational facilities, Health facilities, Social amenities and other socio-economic infrastructure which aim at improving upon the living conditions of the people.
Jilimah however, commended the collaborative arrangement between APDO and SkyFox Limited to partner with interested aquaculture and crops production with their objectives of the project which include: Income generation, Employment generation, Food security, Poverty reduction, etc.
He, therefore, emphasized that Agriculture constitute an important economic Venture and it would interest some of you to know that even some Government workers undertake intensive agricultural ventures in a bid to get extra incomes which may even be more than monthly salaries.
It is believed that the project is launched like other Agric ventures is going to help in no small way to enhance in the existing fish and food stock in the communities and the country at large.
He urged all to take advantage of this opportunity and venture into the project which is located at Monkrate in Krachi East Municipal on 660 acres of land released by Nana Kwaku Chikpa the chief Wankaway and Gyasehene of Chunke traditional area.
The Executive director of APDO Mr A.Y.O Modoc encouraged the women to involve themselves into the programme most especially, selling of the fish when harvested at least in every six months.
He added that water from the fish ponds contains an organic manure and will be used for veritable farming as well.
Mr Patrick Apoya Executive director of SkyFox, explained to the media that currently, the programme is opened to some identified groups in the district but as time goes on individuals will be allowed to involve themselves into it.
He advised the people of Krachi East to invest into the project by buying shares from SkyFox Limited in other to change the perception about Africans being poor upon all the natural resources God has given us.
