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Akufo-Addo commissions Casa De Ropa Potato Manufacturing unit

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Casa de Ropa Potato Manufacturing unit, a task beneath government’s 1-District-1-Manufacturing facility initiative.

 Performing the sod-cutting ceremony on Friday, President Akufo-Addo explained the working day as “a quite pleased for the Central Location, and, in fact, for Mother Ghana”, primarily as he experienced, on the similar way, also commissioned the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory, in Ekumfi.

 “This afternoon’s ceremony is in fulfillment of the assure by Governing administration, in partnership with the personal sector, to set up at minimum 1 medium to massive scale company in each district of Ghana,” the President explained.

 Congratulating the management of Casa de Ropa for the progress they produced have, and for getting in a position to approach orange fleshed sweet potato into puree, which are further more processed into biscuit, bread, crisps and chips, applying enhanced output technologies, he pointed out that 1,150 direct and oblique work opportunities have been created by the manufacturing unit.

 “Another milestone reached by the factory is the reality that women at this time represent more than 80 percent of the workforce, as a final result of a deliberate coverage to empower gals. As the African Union Gender Winner, I commend management for this final decision,” he stated.

 President Akufo-Addo applauded the conclusion taken by Casa de Ropa to be a Heart of Excellence, as a result of the collaboration with Universities and other agricultural establishments, to build a system for investigation and information sharing between academia and market.

 “This Manufacturing facility, step by step, is positioning alone as 1 of the most progressive food processing companies in the state, with the prospective to extend its functions to get gain of the domestic market for processed meals as nicely as the African marketplace,” he included.

 The President continued, “Government remains dedicated to supporting personal sector operators, like Casa de Ropa, to develop into globally aggressive, and, thus, consider gain of market place integration frameworks these as the African Continental Totally free Trade Spot (AfCFTA), whose Secretariat has been founded and commissioned in Accra.”

 Commending the administration of Casa de Ropa Ltd for their diligence and dedication to increase the likely of sweet potato as a new income crop for farmers in Ghana, the President also recommended EXIM Financial institution for granting a funding facility of about GH¢14 million in assistance of the undertaking, underneath the 1D1F programme.

 Mumford Landing Web page

Prior to commissioning the Factory, President Akufo-Addo visited the web page of the Mumford Landing Web-site, a undertaking with commenced on November 16, 2019.

With the topographic and geophysical surveys a person hundred per cent (100%) total, and do the job on the breakwater is 70 for each cent comprehensive, prefabrication of the concrete blocks for the quay wall commences in September 2020, with dredging do the job for the strategy channel and port basin starting off in December.  

In accordance to the Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Mumford landing internet site will be accomplished in June 2021, and will have the next facilities also connected to the site: an administration building, fish industry, net mending hall, ice making plant, gasoline depot, working day care centre, rest room, and electric power station.



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