Ghana to embark on greenhouse farming
The sector Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who led a government delegation to Morocco to participate in the 13th edition of an international agricultural fair, dubbed “Salon International Agriculture Fair of Morocco (SIAM), 2018’’ in Rabat, is meeting experts in that area to solicit support.
He also visited a co-operative vegetable farm, where lettuce is grown and a greenhouse farm at Bouknadel, near Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, to interact with the farmers and learn about best practices with the technology.
Entourage
The minister was accompanied by Ghana’s Ambassador to Morocco, Mr Stephen M.D. Yakubu; an official from the Plant Protection and Regulatory Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Mr Ernest Osei Assibey, the Deputy Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Paul Essien; Special Advisor and Head of Government Results Delivery, Nana Serwaa Bonsu; the Managing Director (MD) of Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Nana Agyenim Boateng; and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr Ben Asante.
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