He has also as matter of urgency appealed for the construction of the 52-kilometer Nkudua-Aframso stretch, which is in a deplorable condition and perceived to get worse as the rains set in. “Communities along that stretch of road, are known food baskets in the District, thus the construction of the stretch and the bridge will help the District plough in for development, the market tolls, flying out to the other District. For rice, 492 acres were also cultivated last year under the PFJ and these involved 92 rice farmers. Still, on rice, a target of 1,000 acreages of land and 400 farmers was the focus, whiles 750 acres of rice land had so far been cultivated by 375 farmers. He said the necessary arrangements have been made this year to curtail the situation and meet the demands and preferences of the farmers in that regard.

Source: GhanaWeb April 08, 2019 20:15 UTC