Youth in Adaklu are currently being inspired to venture into cultivation of cashew, the recently identified ‘gold’ in the space.
Chief Govt Officer for the location, Phanuel Kadey Donkor advised JoyNews, cashew has the potential to turn into the new cocoa for farmers in the region due to its financial added benefits.
To achieve this milestone, he stated that it is crucial for people today to embrace its cultivation.
Mr Donkor stated he needs the youth in the place to consider edge of free seedlings distribution currently being carried out by the assembly.
The advice will come as the assembly engages 477 farmers, largely ladies to work on a seedling bank to deliver 200,000 seedlings to be dispersed for free of charge to farmers.
Mr Donkor said that the application aims at delivering beneficiaries with an option but improved livelihood through the provision of trustworthy supply of cash flow.
He claimed that the youth can just take edge of the income prospects of cashew farming as the assembly cultivate 22 acres of cashew and coconut to enhance earnings.
“I want to urge our youths to just take the daring step into cashew output as the most important small business due to the fact the economical potential clients of cashew farming is extremely big and have a bright future in the district.”
In accordance to him, farmers who will take the problem can also get advantage to enterprise into bee farming using the bees that will pollinate bouquets from cashew plantations.
The method which is underneath government’s Planting for Export and Rural Enhancement programme is funded by the World Financial institution.
He pleaded with chiefs and landowners to release land to meet up with expanding cultivation demands.
District Arranging Officer, Harry Dake observed only poor farmers, generally women of all ages who acquire a day by day stipend of GH¢12 day by day ended up chosen by arduous selection processes for the nursing of seedlings.
