MoFA Urges Farmers To Pay Attention To All Crops, Distributes 5 Million Seedlings To Them

MoFA Urges Farmers To Pay Attention To All Crops, Distributes 5 Million Seedlings To Them

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has directed the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) to distribute five million seedlings of tree crops to farmers across the country this year.

The crops are shea nut, cashew nut, mango, coconut and rubber.

The seedlings will be distributed through Regional Directorates of Agriculture after they have registered the beneficiary farmers.

Speaking on Wontumi TV Morning Show, the Press Secretary to the Food and Agriculture Minister, Issah Alhassan indicated that, the seedlings would be distributed to the farmers without any payment.

Issah Alhassan urged the Farmers to give equal interest to all the crops.

He said, the seedlings would be assessed like how the Planting for Food and Job program is assessed.

By wontumionline.com