Offinso (Ashanti), 15 Feb. ’99 –
Techno-Serve, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) has embarked on “Maize Inventory Project” in the Offinso District aimed at assisting maize farmers in the Nsenoaman farming area in marketing and storage of their crop to avert post-harvest losses. Mr M. K. Addai, Nsenoaman Area Council chairman, who disclosed this at an anti-bush fire education rally at Nsenoafie in the Offinso District, said the project will also motivate the farmers to increase food production to earn more income to improve their living standards. The rally, jointly organised by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Offinso District Assembly, is one in a series of programmes drawn-up to educate the public on disaster prevention and mitigation. Other educational programmes drawn up by NADMO include lectures, seminars, workshops, film shows, clean-up exercises and tree-planting. Miss Debora Konadu-Boateng of Offinso District NADMO Secretariat, cautioned the farmers against farming along river banks, pollution of rivers and forest depletion.
