A One-day district workshop aimed at sensitising farmers to maximising profits in poultry, fish and piggery production has ended at Hohoe in the Volta Region.
The programme, which attracted about 76 farmers, was organised by the Ghana Agro Food Company (GAFCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
In a speech, the Hohoe District Livestock Extension Officer, Mr Besa Akpalu, said anyone going into farming hoped to create employment and regular income, hence they must treat it as a business entity.
“And you have to plan your farm to enable you to maximise profit,” he said.
Mr Akpalu said in animal production feeding played a significant role since it took about 60-80 per cent of the cost.
“If the animal is not given enough to maintain its physiological functions, it will not have enough for production,” he said.
He therefore advised farmers to plan well, apply good management practices and keep good accounts.
For his part, a nutritionist at GAFCO, Mr Kleko Dzesi, said feed should be prepared with the required ingredients.
He gave the assurance that if feed was properly prepared it would increase productivity, hence maximising profit and thereby reducing poverty.
“But what is seen now is that apart from poor housing, farmers feed their animals on pawpaw leaves and rice chaff,” he noted
He was happy that some farmers were adopting the modern techniques by using good feed and asked farmers to seek veterinary advice and assistance whenever possible.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
I'LL BRIDGE GAP BETWEEN NPP AND VOLTA REGION (PAGE 15)
THE flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said it is ironic that some people are trying to put a wedge between the NPP and the people of the Volta Region.
He said he was back in the region to ensure that the gap between the party and the region was bridged.
The flag bearer, who was speaking at a well-attended rally at Kadjebi in the Volta Region as part of his campaign tour of the northern part of the region, also introduced the parliamentary candidate for the Akan Constituency, Mr Kofi Adjei Ntim, to the people.
He said the NPP was determined to make inroads into the region to guarantee it victory in this year’s general election.
Nana Akufo-Addo was not happy that since parliamentary and presidential elections got under way in 1992, the NPP had only been able to get one member of parliament from the Nkwanta North Constituency.
He said the NPP would continue to build on ideals such as the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights to win the hearts and minds of the people of the region.
He, therefore, called on them to keep faith with the party to ensure unity and development.
He promised to give them a good road from Kadjebi to the Northern Region and expressed concern over the rampant boat accidents on the Volta Lake.
He further promised to link Dambai and Kete-Krachi with a bridge which would also facilitate the movement of people, goods and business.
The NPP flag bearer took time off his schedule to interact with the staff and students of Ntrobuman Senior High School where he promised to donate a bus through the GETFund to enhance academic work in the school.
Wherever he went during the week-long tour of northern Volta, he was cheered by enthusiastic crowds who came out in their numbers.
The tour took him through Krachi East and West, Nkwanta South and North and Kadjebi.
For his part, Mr Alan Kyerematen said the country needed the best person to lead it to prosperity.
He, therefore, appealed to the people to make the best judgement and vote wisely.
He said he was back in the region to ensure that the gap between the party and the region was bridged.
The flag bearer, who was speaking at a well-attended rally at Kadjebi in the Volta Region as part of his campaign tour of the northern part of the region, also introduced the parliamentary candidate for the Akan Constituency, Mr Kofi Adjei Ntim, to the people.
He said the NPP was determined to make inroads into the region to guarantee it victory in this year’s general election.
Nana Akufo-Addo was not happy that since parliamentary and presidential elections got under way in 1992, the NPP had only been able to get one member of parliament from the Nkwanta North Constituency.
He said the NPP would continue to build on ideals such as the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights to win the hearts and minds of the people of the region.
He, therefore, called on them to keep faith with the party to ensure unity and development.
He promised to give them a good road from Kadjebi to the Northern Region and expressed concern over the rampant boat accidents on the Volta Lake.
He further promised to link Dambai and Kete-Krachi with a bridge which would also facilitate the movement of people, goods and business.
The NPP flag bearer took time off his schedule to interact with the staff and students of Ntrobuman Senior High School where he promised to donate a bus through the GETFund to enhance academic work in the school.
Wherever he went during the week-long tour of northern Volta, he was cheered by enthusiastic crowds who came out in their numbers.
The tour took him through Krachi East and West, Nkwanta South and North and Kadjebi.
For his part, Mr Alan Kyerematen said the country needed the best person to lead it to prosperity.
He, therefore, appealed to the people to make the best judgement and vote wisely.
PATRONISE SCHOOLS CLOSER TO YOU (PAGE 11)
THE Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Mr Samuel Bannerman-Mensah, has asked communities to patronise schools closer to them.
“It is the indigenes of this place that should rather lead in making this school their first choice among all others for the attention of other students, qualified staff and support”, he admonished.
The Director-General was addressing the 40th Anniversary and Speech and Prize- giving Day of the Leklebi Senior High School at Leklebi in the Hohoe District during which 148 people were rewarded for their selfless contribution to the school.
He told the gathering that the government was aware of the needs of schools and was responding to them and with time, additional facilities would be provided for the school.
Mr Bannerman-Mensah announced that schools were being refurbished with the provision of logistical support to facilitate the teaching of Information Communication Technology (ICT).
The Director-General said very soon 200 buses would be distributed to senior high schools and three technical schools.
Already, he said, teacher training colleges had received their fair share of institutional vehicles while 23 technical schools had also recently been provided.
The guest speaker, Professor Mawutor Avoke, reiterated the importance of education which, he said, was the reliable means of attaining national development.
“Land and physical capital, though important, could be dormant unless human beings use them,” he said.
He asked the students to strive hard to achieve academic excellence through hard work, determination and perseverance.
He also asked parents to be supportive of their children by giving them nutritious food, shelter and clothing.
Prof. Avoke asked teachers to support their students through motivation.
“Teaching should not be about inculcating knowledge alone but adopting a humanistic approach that seeks the total welfare of all students,” he said.
The community, he said, could encourage students to learn by instituting scholarship schemes where deserving students would be awarded prizes annually.
The Headmaster of the school, Mr Thomas Odikro, in his report, said the school started in 1967 with 32 students and through the commitment and determination of the Leklebi community it was saved from near collapse.
He expressed gratitude to Vice-President Aliu Mahama, for fulfilling a promise to provide a double-cabin Nissan Pick-up for the school and the VALCO for giving them a new bus.
He announced that the GETFund-sponsored two-storey girls dormitory was nearing completion.
“It is the indigenes of this place that should rather lead in making this school their first choice among all others for the attention of other students, qualified staff and support”, he admonished.
The Director-General was addressing the 40th Anniversary and Speech and Prize- giving Day of the Leklebi Senior High School at Leklebi in the Hohoe District during which 148 people were rewarded for their selfless contribution to the school.
He told the gathering that the government was aware of the needs of schools and was responding to them and with time, additional facilities would be provided for the school.
Mr Bannerman-Mensah announced that schools were being refurbished with the provision of logistical support to facilitate the teaching of Information Communication Technology (ICT).
The Director-General said very soon 200 buses would be distributed to senior high schools and three technical schools.
Already, he said, teacher training colleges had received their fair share of institutional vehicles while 23 technical schools had also recently been provided.
The guest speaker, Professor Mawutor Avoke, reiterated the importance of education which, he said, was the reliable means of attaining national development.
“Land and physical capital, though important, could be dormant unless human beings use them,” he said.
He asked the students to strive hard to achieve academic excellence through hard work, determination and perseverance.
He also asked parents to be supportive of their children by giving them nutritious food, shelter and clothing.
Prof. Avoke asked teachers to support their students through motivation.
“Teaching should not be about inculcating knowledge alone but adopting a humanistic approach that seeks the total welfare of all students,” he said.
The community, he said, could encourage students to learn by instituting scholarship schemes where deserving students would be awarded prizes annually.
The Headmaster of the school, Mr Thomas Odikro, in his report, said the school started in 1967 with 32 students and through the commitment and determination of the Leklebi community it was saved from near collapse.
He expressed gratitude to Vice-President Aliu Mahama, for fulfilling a promise to provide a double-cabin Nissan Pick-up for the school and the VALCO for giving them a new bus.
He announced that the GETFund-sponsored two-storey girls dormitory was nearing completion.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
WORKSHOP ON ADULT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH HELD AT HOHOE (PAGE 40)
A Day’s workshop on Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Right and Gender Issues from the Islamic Perspective has ended at Hohoe in the Volta Region.
The workshop, organised for Muslims by the Coalition of Muslim Organisation, Ghana (COMOG), under a programme “Gender and Human Rights from the Islamic Perspective,” was sponsored by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).
A total of 150 participants, comprising Imams community heads, youth and women leaders, attended the forum to share ideas and to discuss measures of intensifying education as a strategy and tool for youth development.
Opening the workshop, an executive member of COMOG, Manam Abdul Rahman, called on the participants to work in harmony to create an enabling environment for the youth to make an informed choice on ARH issues.
He was also of the view that the equality preached by Islam had won for it many converts.
Manam Rahman noted that as far as Islam was concerned, all people were equal before the law and would be given equal punishment for committing the same offence.
In a 12 point resolution, the Muslims pledged their firm support to the government and also promised to keep their communities clean.
They also promised to register massively under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and to patronise the National Identification exercise as well.
On education, they said they would endeavour to educate their children, including the girl-child.
They condemned all acts of violence be they religious, political or social.
The resolution urged all qualified people who had not yet registered for the December 7 general election to do so and pledged to support a violence-free campaign in the run-up to the election.
Some of the topics treated at the workshop were “Rights of parents, ”Rights of children, ”Mutual Rights of Husband and Wife”, “Rights of Orphans” and “Rights of Kin”.
The others were “Rights of Neighbours,” “Rights of the sick and disabled“ and Rights of slaves and servants”.
The workshop, organised for Muslims by the Coalition of Muslim Organisation, Ghana (COMOG), under a programme “Gender and Human Rights from the Islamic Perspective,” was sponsored by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).
A total of 150 participants, comprising Imams community heads, youth and women leaders, attended the forum to share ideas and to discuss measures of intensifying education as a strategy and tool for youth development.
Opening the workshop, an executive member of COMOG, Manam Abdul Rahman, called on the participants to work in harmony to create an enabling environment for the youth to make an informed choice on ARH issues.
He was also of the view that the equality preached by Islam had won for it many converts.
Manam Rahman noted that as far as Islam was concerned, all people were equal before the law and would be given equal punishment for committing the same offence.
In a 12 point resolution, the Muslims pledged their firm support to the government and also promised to keep their communities clean.
They also promised to register massively under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and to patronise the National Identification exercise as well.
On education, they said they would endeavour to educate their children, including the girl-child.
They condemned all acts of violence be they religious, political or social.
The resolution urged all qualified people who had not yet registered for the December 7 general election to do so and pledged to support a violence-free campaign in the run-up to the election.
Some of the topics treated at the workshop were “Rights of parents, ”Rights of children, ”Mutual Rights of Husband and Wife”, “Rights of Orphans” and “Rights of Kin”.
The others were “Rights of Neighbours,” “Rights of the sick and disabled“ and Rights of slaves and servants”.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
ASUBONTEN RURAL BANK ADJUDGED THE BEST (PAGE 29)
The Association of Rural Banks has declared the Asubonten Rural Bank at Worawora in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region the best rural bank in the country for the first quarter out of the 122 rural banks country-wide.
The Supervising Manager of the bank, Mr Joshua Odoom, said the bank was among the 122 rural banks that were adjudged.
The Volta Region has 11 rural banks.
According to him, during the last quarter of last year Asubonten placed fourth, while in September that same year it placed second.
Mr Odoom said the Monitoring Unit of the ARB Bank took into account the balance sheet and profit and loss statements of all the rural banks.
The manager said the bank wanted to deepen its micro-finance operations and enhance its deposit mobilisation and clientele base.
He said presently 660 women in the Kpando, Hohoe and Krachi-East districts had benefited from a GH¢320,900.00 facility to improve on their farms and start new businesses this year.
“The challenges are immense but there is reason for optimism. Already, there are encouraging developments towards improving the trading environment for the private sector,” he said.
He said at the moment the bank had lines with the Western Union Money Transfer at its Hohoe and Worawora branches and was yet to have similar facility at the other branches at Kpando and Dambai.
But he cautioned, “When you take loans from the bank, you must pay them back for others also to benefit.”
The Supervising Manager of the bank, Mr Joshua Odoom, said the bank was among the 122 rural banks that were adjudged.
The Volta Region has 11 rural banks.
According to him, during the last quarter of last year Asubonten placed fourth, while in September that same year it placed second.
Mr Odoom said the Monitoring Unit of the ARB Bank took into account the balance sheet and profit and loss statements of all the rural banks.
The manager said the bank wanted to deepen its micro-finance operations and enhance its deposit mobilisation and clientele base.
He said presently 660 women in the Kpando, Hohoe and Krachi-East districts had benefited from a GH¢320,900.00 facility to improve on their farms and start new businesses this year.
“The challenges are immense but there is reason for optimism. Already, there are encouraging developments towards improving the trading environment for the private sector,” he said.
He said at the moment the bank had lines with the Western Union Money Transfer at its Hohoe and Worawora branches and was yet to have similar facility at the other branches at Kpando and Dambai.
But he cautioned, “When you take loans from the bank, you must pay them back for others also to benefit.”
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
JASICO RAISES FUNDS IN AID OF STAFF BUNGALOWS (PAGE 21)
THE Jasikan College of Education (JASICO) has realised GH¢5,000 at a fund-raising rally in aid of development projects.
The college has targeted GH¢25,000 to start the construction of staff bungalows.
Due to shortage of staff accommodation, only 17 of the tutors are currently living on campus.
At the rally, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of JASICO, Nana Oware Owusu IV, expressed gratitude to the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the college for the projects it had undertaken in the institution.
He said in 1994, the SRC raised a platform at the dining hall and a podium while the 1995 year group also bought a mower with the 1996 group providing the college with a corn mill.
According to him, the 1997 year group provided a public address system, 98 water tanks, 99 plastic chairs and a 21-inch television set for the staff common room of the college while the 2002 group donated a set of Agbadza drums, among other things, to the institution.
Nana Owusu stated that the SRC of 2003 provided a television set to the college, the 2004 group also donated water tanks while the 2005 SRC started walling the campus with the 2006 group providing five double canopies and a computer.
The Board Chairman added that the SRC of 2007 donated 200 plastic chairs and a generator for the college.
The Principal of the college, Mr Gabriel Wotodzor, said as a measure of solving part of the accommodation problem, the students had completed one bungalow and they were constructing another.
He appealed to old students and the college’s Parent-Teacher Association to contribute in cash and in kind towards the institution’s development.
The Jasikan District Director of Education, Mr P.M.K. Afesi, expressed concern about the poor results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the district.
The college has targeted GH¢25,000 to start the construction of staff bungalows.
Due to shortage of staff accommodation, only 17 of the tutors are currently living on campus.
At the rally, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of JASICO, Nana Oware Owusu IV, expressed gratitude to the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the college for the projects it had undertaken in the institution.
He said in 1994, the SRC raised a platform at the dining hall and a podium while the 1995 year group also bought a mower with the 1996 group providing the college with a corn mill.
According to him, the 1997 year group provided a public address system, 98 water tanks, 99 plastic chairs and a 21-inch television set for the staff common room of the college while the 2002 group donated a set of Agbadza drums, among other things, to the institution.
Nana Owusu stated that the SRC of 2003 provided a television set to the college, the 2004 group also donated water tanks while the 2005 SRC started walling the campus with the 2006 group providing five double canopies and a computer.
The Board Chairman added that the SRC of 2007 donated 200 plastic chairs and a generator for the college.
The Principal of the college, Mr Gabriel Wotodzor, said as a measure of solving part of the accommodation problem, the students had completed one bungalow and they were constructing another.
He appealed to old students and the college’s Parent-Teacher Association to contribute in cash and in kind towards the institution’s development.
The Jasikan District Director of Education, Mr P.M.K. Afesi, expressed concern about the poor results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the district.
Monday, June 16, 2008
LIONS, LIBERTY DRAW (BACK PAGE)
VISITING Liberty Professionals left a good impression in their thrilling but uncompromising Onetouch duel when they drew 1-1 with Heart of Lions at the Kpando Stadium.
David Addo and Maxwell Mensah strung together a combination of passes for Latif Salifu to finish off the move across the goal line, beating goalkeeper Adjetey Mozart in the 15th minute.
After recess, the Lions roared back strongly and levelled the score in the 67th minute when substitute Sulemana Ibrahim’s header beat goalkeeper Patrick Antwi.
David Addo and Maxwell Mensah strung together a combination of passes for Latif Salifu to finish off the move across the goal line, beating goalkeeper Adjetey Mozart in the 15th minute.
After recess, the Lions roared back strongly and levelled the score in the 67th minute when substitute Sulemana Ibrahim’s header beat goalkeeper Patrick Antwi.
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