Parks and Gardens

Chief Horticultural Officer of the Department of Parks and Gardens, Dr Daniel Kingsford Adams, has said the state agency needs a staff strength of about 2,000 to make his outfit vibrant again. He attributed the human resource crisis to the near retirement of about 90 per cent of its staff within the next five years. He however noted that the department was provided with 10 workers but the staff strength is still weak. Among other challenges of the Department of Parks and Gardens, Dr Adams further stated that, “Since I took over last year, the ministry, through the effort of…