The government has presented three gari processing machines and three cassava dough processing machines to three farmer-based organizations in the Lower Manya–Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The presentation of the machine is in line with President Akufo-Addo’s quest to boost the local economy through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Business Advisory Centre (BAC) and the Rural Enterprise Programme.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Lower Manya-Krobo, Simon Kwaku Tetteh, presented the machines to the Abuben Farmers Association, Feefee Farmers Association, and Oborpah Farmers Association at a short ceremony at the forecourt of the Municipal Assembly.
He said the installation of the machines would improve the local economy, as well as create jobs for the teeming youth in the various communities.
He said the pieces of equipment were expected to provide relief to the farmers who usually face difficulties in processing gari, adding that the machines would not only serve the various farmer-based organizations but also farmers in the other communities.
Teye Felix, who is the representative of the Nyemisuom Farmers Association from Abuben, said the equipment would serve many cassava farmers in the Abuben community.
Besides, he appealed for more of the machines as there were more farmers in the community who depended on the only one available.
FROM Daniel Bampoe, Odumase– Krobo