The Bono Regional District Chief Executive for Jaman North, Hon Solomon Owusu has urged Ghanaians to promote the green Ghana project in order to facilitate the agenda of improving and restoring a sustainable climate.
Speaking at a brief ceremonial event to mark the green Ghana day celebration, the DCE asserted the importance of trees in the life of every individual, hence the need for all to participate in this year’s project.
He, therefore, indicated that there are over 24,000 species of trees being provided for the Jaman North district to be planted which includes medicinal, economic, and ornamental plants which have numerous benefits for the development of the country and the District.
Hon. Solomon Owusu also advised farmers within the District to avoid deforestation to ensure the NPP government’s policy of enriching the forests with trees for economic and medicinal purposes’ is attained.
On his part, Mr. Bernard Hinneh, the Chief Ranger of Ghana Forestry Commission at the Dormaa branch, who represented the commission at the Jaman North District indicated that, the green Ghana project was inaugurated by the President of the country Nana Akuffo Addo as a result of frequent cutting down of trees without planting which according to him has drastically reduced the number of trees in our forest zones hence affecting climate change and weather situation in the country.
He also pleaded with the cashew farmers within the district to consider planting more trees on their farms for the benefit of the country.
The Jaman North District Director of Agriculture, Mr. Emmanuel Afful revealed the readiness of his outfit to ensure that all the trees planted within the district are well nurtured and protected from animals to serve their intended purposes of which they are planted stating that all agric extension officers within the entire communities of the district have been directed to attend to all citizens who planted the trees in the various communities to assist them on how to efficiently nurture the trees to grow as expected.
Story By: Kwaku Mensah Abrampa
