70,000 Ghana Cedis Items For Farmers
Vivianna Mensah, Goaso.
The MP for Asunafo North, Robert Sarfo Mensah has presented items worth 70,000 Ghana Cedis to the Goaso branch of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to be presented to the farmers who will excel in the upcoming farmers day celebration.
According to the MP about 80% of people in his constituency are farmers so when it is an occasion like this he deems it necessary to show them his love for what they are doing.
He said beginning of every year and the farming season he gives the farmers cocoa seed to plant at where the seeds the planted the previous which died.
The items were two boxes of Wallington booth, six knapsack machines for spraying, three boxes of machete, and a twenty one colour television which is to be given specially to the farmer who will win the overall award.
He added that if the farmer who will win the overall award live where there is no light he will add generator to the television to enable him watch the television.
Mr. Sarfo-Mensah said he will also be with them on the occasion day to celebrate with them and to encourage them to do more for mother Ghana.
A Member of the Planning Committee from the Municipal Assembly, Ato Mends thanked the MP for remembering the farmers in an occasion like this and promised him that they will deliver the items to the award winners.
Earlier on the MP had donated 30 bags of cement to the chief and people of Bediako a village near Mim at a harvest to raise funds for a rebuilding of their palace which has not seen any facelift for the past 100 years.
The Chief of the Bediako, Nana Bediako Ababio, said the harvest is done every year to raise funds for the development of the village and this has really helped them in terms of building streets light and other things.
He stated that the proceeds of the harvest that they will get will be used to build the palace and the rest will be used to build a market for the people in the village since they don’t have a market.
Nana Ababio called on governments, NGO’s and philanthropist to come to their aid and help them in developing their village.
He also urged all the people in the area to have a good heart in doing communal jobs to help in the development of the community in which they live.
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