{"id":611632,"date":"2019-04-30T10:13:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T10:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday, 30 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Emmanuel Yaw Acheampong, ISD<\/p>\n2019-04-30\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/"},"modified":"2019-04-30T10:13:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T10:13:24","slug":"birim-central-to-supply-50000-oil-palm-seedlings-to-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/30\/birim-central-to-supply-50000-oil-palm-seedlings-to-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Birim Central to supply 50,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday, 30 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Emmanuel Yaw Acheampong, ISD<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/46534715.295.jpg\" alt=\"Birim Seedling1\" title=\"Birim Seedling1\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Municipal Chief Executive of Birim Central, Kwabena Bempong in white at the Essam nursery site<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Birim Central Municipal Assembly will soon supply 50,000 seedlings to 628 farmers to expand their oil palm farms and encourage new farmers to participate in the production of palm fruits and palm oil to boost the government\u2019s flagship programme \u2018Planting for Export and Rural Development\u2019 (PERD).<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly is also determined to expand the production of oil palm and ultimately make the Municipality a major producer of oil palm in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Kwabena Bempong yesterday when he visited, the Essam nursery site where some 10,000 seedlings are being raised for distribution to farmers free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>He was accompanied by the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr Douglas N.K Annoful, the Municipal Agric Director, Mr Isaac Mann, the Municipal Information Officer, Mr Emmanuel Yaw Acheampong, the Assembly Member of the area Mr Dennis Obeng Agyei and some staff of the Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Among other communities that have been earmarked to raise the additional seedlings included; Gyadem, Oda Nkwanta, Aboabo, Old Town and Community 6. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMr Bempong said the project would also build a raw material base for the establishment of an oil palm factory in the Municipality as its share of the One-District, One-Factory initiative of government.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the beneficiary farmers of the seedlings would also receive extension services and subsidized fertilizer distribution to enable them expand their farms into huge commercial farms.<\/p>\n<p>He however used the opportunity to encourage all particularly the youth to take advantage of the initiative to enter into cash crop farming for local processing to add value to export and put money in their pockets as well.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThrowing more light on the initiative, Mr Isaac Mann, the Municipal Agric Director said the Assembly is determined to help farmers embark on massive cultivation of oil palm because they had comparative advantage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/54898206.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that very soon his office would embark on sensitization programme to increase higher participation of farmers in the project.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAs a measure towards full implementation of PERD, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is targeting to raise 4,139 million seedlings of six selected crops in 191 districts on a total land size of 32,591 hectares in five years.<\/p>\n<p>The breakdown is as follows; 2.5 million cashew seedlings in 98 districts over 25,000 hectares of land.<\/p>\n<p>1 million seedlings of oil palm are expected to be raised in 30 districts while 555,000 rubber seedlings would be grown in 10 districts, with 45,000 seedlings of coffee earmarked to be grown in 4 districts.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 24,000 seedlings of coconut are to be raised for planting in 35 districts and 15,000 seedlings of shea in 14 districts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/26643139.jpg\" align=\"middle\" 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