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Food Security workshop opens in
Techiman
Techiman (B/A), March 28, Ghanadot/GNA - A two-day workshop
aimed at ensuring food security by enhancing the capacity of
a network of producers in the Techiman area opened on
Thursday in Techiman.
The workshop, organized by the Techiman Municipal Food
Security Network and Abrono Organic Farming Project (ABOFAP)
with support from Care International, was being attended by
over 25 participants, including representatives of the
Municipal Assembly and Community Based Organisations.
Opening it, Nana Kwao Adams, Twafohene of Oforikrom and
Executive Director of ABOFAP, said the workshop was to
provide a platform to build a relationship among farming
groups to ensure food security in the country's bread
basket.
Nana Adams said it was necessary to ensure food
sustainability without compromising on the environmental
realities.
Dr Francis Bacho, Head of Planning, University of
Development Studies, underscored the need for effective
planning to ensure organizational sustainability.
He asked participants to become agents of change and help to
promote food security in the country.
Nana Owusu Gyare II, Akwamuhene of the Techiman Traditional
Area and Chairman of the Municipal Food Security Network,
noted that food security had become an important area of
concern to government and the international community and
urged the participants to take the workshop seriously.
GNA
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