Trees Aid planting 900,000 trees along Yendi Dakar river

Yendi (N/R) July 31, GNA – Trees Aid, a Non-Governmental
Organisation (NGO) has mobilised people of 16 villages in the Yendi
Municipality of Northern Region to plant trees along river Dakar near Yendi
with Ecosia as the Donor.

Out of 900,000 trees to be planted, 399,074
trees have been planted since June this year with averagely 36km covered with
trees. 359.20Ha planted with assorted trees species, equal to variance 360.8Ha.

Some of the villages involved in the tree
planting project include; Bichindo, Kulkpeni, Nkudo, Jedoyili, Chakohaya,
Lakaldo among others.

Mr Naaba Anecham Jonathan Country Manager of
Trees Aid announced this when he addressed a stakeholders’ meeting on River
Dakar tree restoration project at the Yendi Municipal Assembly.

Mr Naaba indicated that the remaining 500,926
trees would be planted till the end of August this year.

He said 432 jobs had been created so far and
there was good cooperation and collaboration from the community people.

Touching on progress of work, he noted that
Forestry Services Division employees were involved in monitoring visits by the
Trees Aid Team and Ecosia, the Donor.

Mr Naaba said they facilitated the formation
of Community Resource Management Committees (CRMCS) from the lead farmers of
160 members from the 16 villages and noted that Tree Aid Staff trained the lead
farmers on Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) and Silvicultural practices-
trees planting, mulching irrigation, protection, pruning among others.

He said there were trained Tree Aid, Ministry
of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and Forestry Services Division staff on (ANR)
bush fire management and silvicultural practices and said tree restoration
started in some areas like Bawku and Gbinduri among others.

He said nine new villages had been identified
to continue with the planting and already six Technicians had been constructed
to support the project.

Dr. Pascal Atengdem, Board Chairman of Tree
Aid said he was invited as the Board Chairman to witness what they were doing
about the tree planting project in the area and he was happy about the
interaction that went on during the stakeholders meeting.

He said Tree Aid works with UK and Burkina
Faso to ensure that there was tree restoration and reminded the youth and
people of Yendi, Gambaga, Zuarungu about how trees like Mahogany were planted
by their Colonial Masters and were still alive and urged them to take up tree
planting seriously.

Mr Elvis Boateng, Assistant Director of Yendi
Municipal Assembly assured them that the assembly was ready to support them
when there was the need.

Madam Abiba Musah, the Yendi Municipal
Agricultural Officer called on the people in the area to take the project
seriously to protect the River Dakar adding that the cost of the seedling was
high and urged them to take good care of the trees planted.

GNA. 

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