We need agricultural science too - Adjen Kotoku residents demand

Residents of Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipality have appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to add agricultural science to the programmes of study in their new senior high school.

According to them, being a predominantly farming community which is faces challenges from activities of sand winners and bush burning, the area could turn its fortunes in crop and animal production around with the introduction of agriculture to the school's major programmes of offer.

Nii Kpakpo Ababio, an elder of the area, told the GNA that though they were happy with the three courses currently on offer in the school, they would still want the GES to add agriculture.

"Most of us here are farmers and we will be glad to see our children come home to teach us new and better methods of farming as they are taught in school", he said.

Nii Ababio, who is also a retired educationist, also appealed to the GES to quickly absorb the school and post qualified staff and resources for quality teaching and learning to take place.

Adjen Kotoku Senior High School, which started last year November with a student population of less than 20, now has a population of more than 100.

It is a community day school for both males and females, which runs General Arts, Visual Arts and Home Economics programmes.