Channel funds through Agriculture Bank

Aboabo (Eastern Region) 20 April 

Farmers in some communities in the Fanteakwa district have appealed to the government to channel the poverty alleviation fund through the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB).

The farmers explained that the passage of the fund through the district assemblies often create problems, resulting in situations where certain influential persons in the district, get the loans at the expense of the poor farmers in whose interest the fund was set up.

Mr Michael Donkor, Unit Committee Chairman at Aboabo, in the Fanteakwa district of the Eastern Region, made the appeal on behalf of the farmers at a meeting with the Member of Parliament for the area, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo. He said farmers' groups were not benefiting from the fund to expand their farms and this situation was defeating the objectives of the fund.

The MP's visit was to interact with the people to explain government policies and programmes as well as the work of Parliament.

Mr Ofosu-Ampofo, who visited Miaso, Nyadee, Aburaso, Miawa, Asirebuso and Aboabo, presented roofing sheets and bags of cement for the rehabilitation of some schools. He advised the farmers to send their children to school.

He said the assembly had awarded the road from Miaso to Aboabo on contract and work would soon begin. The road will open up the area to enable the farmers cart their produce to marketing centres.