Assembly acquires land for agriculture programme
Bibiani (W/R), Nov. 6, GNA - The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Assembly, has
acquired 5,000 hectares of land towards the implementation of the Youth in Agriculture
Programme in the area.
Already, more than 1,000 youth have registered for the programme that aimed at solving
the unemployment problem.
Mr Moses Kofi Armah, the District Chief Executive, told an ordinary meeting of the
assembly at Bibiani that the youth would go into livestock, crop and vegetable farming as part
of the programme.
He announced that the assembly under the Community-Based Rural Development
Programme (CBRDP), has entered into partnership with the Upper Amanfi and Sefwiman
Rural Banks to create centres at Bibiani for training people in piggery and bakery and another
at Adupri for tr5aining in bee-keeping.
Mr Armah said the assembly had planned to establish an education fund to assist
brilliant but needy students to complete school, build more classrooms and renovate old ones
to help raise the quality of education in the area.
He expressed worry that out of 28 murders recorded in the Western Region last year, 24
occurred in the district.
Mr Armah said the assembly would encourage the formation of neighbourhood watch
committees in every community to complement the work of the Police.
GNA