General News of Saturday, 8 February 2020Source: GNAHouse of Chiefs advocates interventions against climate changeBabini Kanton VI, Paramount Chief of the Tumu Traditional AreaThe Upper West Regional House of Chiefs has advocated the need for pragmatic interventions to fight the menace of climate change to save the environment and improve livelihoods of the people. “Developing Smart Agricultural Programmes to tackle climate change will go a long way to improve agricultural productivity, thereby assuring food security, which is eminent for human survival”, it said. The workshop was organised by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) under the Resilience Against Climate Change (REACH) project. He indicated that the REACH project was timely as it would help in the fight against climate change and improve the economy and livelihoods of the people. He said government distributed 1.6 million improved cashew seedlings to farmers in 96 districts in 13 regions including; the Upper West Region under the programme.

Source: GhanaWeb February 08, 2020 00:56 UTC