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The National Tree Seed Centre (NTSC) has expressed grave concerns over the continuous destruction of seed sources in the country by illegal miners.<\/p>\n
According to the Centre, all the endemic species peculiar to Ghana are being destroyed, stressing that \u201cIt is likely the country\u2019s biodiversity will soon be lost if care is not taken to reverse the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Joseph Mireku Asomaning, Seed Conservation Technique Course Project Coordinator at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-FORIG), disclosed this to the Ghanaian Times during the opening ceremony of a week-long intensive training programme on \u201cEx Situ\u201d conservation of seeds in the country.<\/p>\n
Ex Situ conservation refers to the removal of seeds from their original or natural location for conservation in a specialised environment, for research, or other purposes.<\/p>\n
Organised by CSIR-FORIG, participants and experts from Guinea, Sierra Leone, and the United Kingdom attended to find ways and means of conserving the country\u2019s seeds. The event was held in collaboration with the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) and Royal Botanic Gardens (KEW).<\/p>\n
Dr. Asomaning, a former head of the NTSC, expressed concern over the \u201cmassive destruction of seed sources in the country due to \u2018galamsey\u2019 activities.\u201d He warned that government efforts to restore degraded lands could be in vain \u201cbecause the seeds are getting extinct\u2026we need the seeds, without which we can\u2019t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Project Coordinator highlighted the expertise and efforts being made by the Institute to regenerate the country\u2019s forest estate and store seeds, describing the training as crucial to Ghana.<\/p>\n
He emphasised the need to remove seeds from the forests and conserve them, with the training aimed at learning new conservation techniques. According to Dr. Asomaning, developing seed sources is essential for protecting the forests.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing our best by using the existing plantation to obtain our seeds, but we need to create many more seed sources ourselves, or reforestation activities in the country will decline,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
He also appealed to cocoa and other farmers to plant trees on their farms and avoid cutting down tree species.<\/p>\n
Mr. Tim Pearce, an official with MSB, KEW, stated that they were committed to using the best possible practices to conserve seeds and boost the country\u2019s biodiversity. He noted that vegetation worldwide is being affected by population growth, not just in Ghana, and new techniques are needed to conserve seeds for future generations.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kwame Antwi Oduro, Director of CSIR-FORIG, stated that the Institute\u2019s mandate includes undertaking forest products and related research, disseminating results, and commercialising research outputs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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