Ghana Armed Forces go into food production

The Ghana Armed Forces has re-launched agriculture into all its units.
Director of Public Relations at the Ghana Armed Forces Col. Mbawine Atintande revealed “the Armed Forces attempted something that has been on the drawing board for quite a while, and that is re-launching agriculture in the armed forces.”

The move he says will help reduce expenditure on food in the Armed Forces and provide food for the civilian public as was done in the past.

He also said the move would help improve the nutrition of the Armed Forces as their ability to serve the nation was dependent on their nutritional well being.

Col. Atintande also revealed that based on the re-launch, the Armed Forces was likely to hold an agricultural fair in November; the first of its kind in the Ghana Armed Forces.

“Well one of the things that we think we should do is to be able to keep the land that we have. You know, we talked about encroachment over a period and I think one of the ways that we can prevent encroachers is to utilize the land that we have” was his response when asked about the availability of lands for the project.

He also said that though the current lands available to the Armed Forces was for expansion purposes, it was necessary to utilize the lands to prevent encroachments.

He added that with the recent agricultural initiative, the use of the available lands was the best option and was quick to add that as and when it was necessary, additional lands would be acquired.

Source: Xfm