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REACH Project hands over agric equipment to Damongo Agric College and Bible Agric Research Station
The Resilience Against Climate Change (REACH) Project on Friday, handed over conservation agriculture equipment worth GH¢157,35O.8 to Damongo Agric College (DAC) and Babile Agric Research Station (BARS) to help train and demonstrate agricultural practices to extension agents.
The conservation agriculture equipment included micro tractors and crimpers.
The Resilience Against Climate Change (EU-REACH) Project Manager, Mr Matthias Berthold told the media at the handing over ceremony at Wa in the Upper West Region, that each institution would receive one of each item to facilitate practical training.
He said it would also serve as essential tools in the learning journey of the extension agents and farmers to enable them to embrace sustainable farming methods
‘’The key institution plays a vital role in agricultural research, education and extension services, we recognize the importance of knowledge transfers and practical demonstrations in fostering the adoption of conservation agriculture,’’he said.
He said conservation agriculture has emerged as a pivotal approach in promoting sustainable farming practices and mechanization plays a vital role in its successful implementation.
He stressed on the need for the two institutions to bear in mind that tractors could be very dangerous and harmful if not carefully managed.
He admonished the beneficiaries to make proper handling and maintenance of the equipment a priority and use them for their intended purpose.
He advised the public to see agriculture as a serious business and forge partnerships with appropriate organizations and identify existing opportunities in the agricultural sector.
The Upper West Regional Director of Agriclture, Mr. Emmanual Sasu Yeboah extended his gratitude to the project, adding that investment in the agriculture sector was a key to increasing growth in the society.
He used the opportunity to encourage the public to not shy away from farming since agriculture had the potential to improve lives in the society.
He urged the two-beneficiary institutions not to misuse the items donated but rather make good used of it to pave way for such opportunities to keep coming their way.
The Principal of the Damongo Agric College (DAC) Mr. Mohammed Nuhu Adams thanked the REACH project and its partners for the support and promised that the equipment would be put to good use.
The REACH Project was co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
FROM RAFIA ABDUL RAZAK WA
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Shake up in Police: IGP reconstitutes Management Board
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno has today,
March 19, 2025 made the following changes.
The new command changes are expected to ensure effective management and
operational control of the Ghana Police Service.
The command changes are;
1. COP/Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwa Addo-Danquah, Director-General/R&P.
2. COP/Mr. Paul Manly Awini, Service Workshop, Accra.
3. COP/Mr. Daniel Kwame Afriyie, Director-General/PSO
4. COP/Dr. Ernest Kwabena Owusu, Director-General/SVCS
5. COP/Mr. Mohammed Fuseini Suraji, Director-General/NPD
6. COP/Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, Director-General/Technical,
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NACOC arrests long-time drug target
An intelligence-led operation by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, resulted in the arrest of a 56-year-old Nigerian, Uchechukwu Chima at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.
A statement signed by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations,Francis Opoku Amoah a search conducted by the NACOC team at the suspect’s hideout uncovered substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
He added that field tests conducted on the suspected substance proved positive for cocaine and heroin, both narcotic drugs.
The suspected narcotic substances, with a total weight of about 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, are estimated at a street value of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States Dollars (US$2.1 Million).
The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima who has been a target for NACOC for some time now, is noted to be the brain behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC in the past.
NACOC, by this seizure and arrest, has taken this substantial quantity of drugs from the street, saving millions of lives of people who would have otherwise perished from abusing these hard drugs.
NACOC remains committed to making Ghana an unprofitable destination for drug trafficking and thus protecting the safety and well-being of all Ghanaians and the international community.
