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HTU develops ‘resilient’ baobab seedling
The Department of Agro-Enterprise Development of the Ho Technical University (HTU) has achieved a record in the re-breeding of baobab seedlings domestically for rapid multiplication.
The research team of the university has come out with a baobab tree which took 27 months to flower instead of the usual 14-27 years.
Dr Kenneth Fafa Egbadzor, the Principal Engineer of the research team said that the demonstration plant proved resilient to human activities and stray animals.
He said that baobab had more than 300 uses in the food, cosmetic, medical and art sectors.
Dr Egbadzor said that the Vitamin C, zinc and iron content of the plant, played important roles in addressing desertification and climate change.
He said that the plant remained undomesticated and under-utilised in spite of its usefulness.
“We argued in a review to be published soon that baobab could be more important economically than the country’s foreign exchange earner, the cocoa.
“We are advocating that the baobab be added to the tree crops selected by the government for development,” he added.
Dr Egbadzor maintained that domestication and cultivation of the baobab would largely contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Professor Ben Q. Honyenuga, Vice Chancellor of HTU has lauded the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology of the institution for re-engineering the baobab to flower in a short time, saying that bore testimony to the fact that a little resolve could produce huge results.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Ho
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Central Regional NADMO hold handing over ceremony
In line with established practices & conventions, the Central Regional NADMO Secretariat witnessed a peaceful change of leadership yesterday, April, 23, 2025 between the outgoing acting Regional Director, Mr Emmanuel Kweku Arkoh Yeboah and the new Regional Director, Emmanuel Kwesi Dawood Mensah.
The ceremony brought the transition process to a remarkable end for work to continue under the new and experienced leadership with the Reset Agenda.
During the the handing over, Mr.Dawood appreciated the outgoing acting director and wished him well in his next assignment whilst urging the staff to continue giving their best towards achieving the set objectives of the Organization in line with the Director-General’s mandate.
CDCO Kwesi Dawood, brings onboard a wealth of risk reduction, professional, academic, military, civil defence, humanitarian, governance, political, climate adaptation, communications, relief mobilization, DVG mobilization, management and disaster prevention experiences which are highly needed towards the Reset Agenda within NADMO Central in line with the Director General’s mandate.
He joined NADMO as a Senior Disaster Control Officer, rose through the ranks to be a Deputy Chief Disaster Control Officer in 2013 and was appointed as the Agona West Municipal Director.
In 2016, he was given additional responsibility as a Deputy Regional Director and was on his way to becoming the Regional Director in 2016 after the retirement of Mr. E. Sandy Amartey, but for the change in Govt in 2016.
Against this backdrop, his appointment in April 2025 does not come as a surprise.
In attendance were former Metropolitan, Municipal & District Directors of NADMO, Management & staff of the Regional Secretariat, staffs from some Districts and Assembly Members from CCMA as well as other stakeholders.
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Gender and Education Ministry hold joint press conference on launch of Free Sanitary Pads for girls
A joint press conference was held today, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the conference room of the Ministry of Education by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), ahead of the official launch of the Free Sanitary Pad Initiative scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2025, at the Salvation Army Cluster of Schools in Accra.
The press conference aimed to brief media organizations and the general public about President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to ensuring access to free sanitary pads for adolescent girls in schools across the country.
In her brief remarks, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, stated that the initiative seeks to promote menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls.
She emphasized that this intervention is expected to significantly reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and enhance academic performance.
The Minister further noted that approximately two million girls in both Junior and Senior High Schools are expected to benefit from the initiative.
She therefore called on the media to support in widely disseminating information about the launch and the broader benefits of the Initiative.
