Adansi South District receives 10,000 Nkoko Nketenkete to help improve livelihoods

Scores of residents in the Adansi South District of Ashanti region, at the weekend, thronged the District Office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at New Edubiase to receive the first batch of 10,000 Broilers and Layers from the government, under the “Nkoko Nketenkete” programme.

The DCE, Oheneba Kobena Andoh, said 300 to 400 people are expected to benefit from the number allocated to the district.

He mentioned that the programme is the government’s way of helping to improve the poultry industry and also help improve livelihoods in the various communities.

He appealed to the beneficiaries to take good care of the birds to prevent death.

The DCE also advised those who did not benefit from the current stock not to feel disappointed but rather wait patiently for the next batch of the birds.

The Adansi South District Director of Agriculture, Mr. Alfred David Mensah, expressed delight that the birds have arrived at the right time and encouraged the beneficiaries to take good care of them.

He pointed out that the government will not come back to them to demand anything in return and that the programme was geared towards helping the beneficiaries to get something out it for their own good.

A beneficiary, Mr. Salifu Issaka, Chief Farmer of Adansi Praso noted that the initiative is really going to improve livelihoods in the various communities.

From Frederick Danso Abeam, New Edubiase

 

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