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60 beekeepers trained in Volta, Oti regions
Sixty beekeepers from the Volta and Oti regions have undergone a day’s capacity training in Ho to enhance their skills in improved way of harvesting honey.
The training which was organised by VORAB Project International, a non-governmental organisation with funding from UNDP Global Environment Facility, seeks to school participants on the requisite knowledge on how to use modern equipment to enhance their work.
They were taken through hygienic ways of harvesting honey, guidelines of quality product, packaging and customer care.
Mr Devine Okoe Odonkor, Executive Director of VORAB Project International, noted that the NGO has been part of the beekeeping development effort in the Volta and Oti regions.
Therefore we are desirous of putting our expertise at the disposal of the district assemblies to develop the beekeeping industry as a sustainable nature conservation and sustainable employment unit of the assemblies.
However, degradation of the natural environment due to primary production activities such as farming, sand winning and charcoal production have been alarming.
“We need to take advantage of a lot of benevolence for humanity, pollination for forest and farm crops production bee products for food, medicine for these priceless gifts from bees.
Toured Amaglo, Customer Service Officer of the Forestry Commission in his remarks said we need to promote the establishment of one bee farm per district in the Volta and Oti regions as an integrated socio-economic and natural environment management unit of the assemblies.
He said despite financial challenges within the region, VORAB had demonstrated appreciable efforts in making sure education gets to many more people in the communities.
He advised more youth to be ready to learn beekeeping and apply the various entrepreneurial skills that would be provided.
From Kafui Gati, Ho
Sixty beekeepers from the Volta and Oti regions have undergone a day’s capacity training in Ho to enhance their skills in improved way of harvesting honey.
The training which was organised by VORAB Project International, a non-governmental organisation with funding from UNDP Global Environment Facility, seeks to school participants on the requisite knowledge on how to use modern equipment to enhance their work.
They were taken through hygienic ways of harvesting honey, guidelines of quality product, packaging and customer care.
Mr Devine Okoe Odonkor, Executive Director of VORAB Project International, noted that the NGO has been part of the beekeeping development effort in the Volta and Oti regions.
Therefore we are desirous of putting our expertise at the disposal of the district assemblies to develop the beekeeping industry as a sustainable nature conservation and sustainable employment unit of the assemblies.
However, degradation of the natural environment due to primary production activities such as farming, sand winning and charcoal production have been alarming.
“We need to take advantage of a lot of benevolence for humanity, pollination for forest and farm crops production bee products for food, medicine for these priceless gifts from bees.
Toured Amaglo, Customer Service Officer of the Forestry Commission in his remarks said we need to promote the establishment of one bee farm per district in the Volta and Oti regions as an integrated socio-economic and natural environment management unit of the assemblies.
He said despite financial challenges within the region, VORAB had demonstrated appreciable efforts in making sure education gets to many more people in the communities.
He advised more youth to be ready to learn beekeeping and apply the various entrepreneurial skills that would be provided.
From Kafui Gati, Ho
The 24 Hour Economy Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hunan Architectural Design Institute Group to support the planning of the Volta Economic Corridor.
The agreement aims to guide how land within the corridor will be used, design key infrastructure, and develop systems that will support large scale production.
The partnership will focus on detailed planning to make the area ready for investment and smooth business operations.
The project will include the development of agroecological parks, industrial zones, and transport networks to connect production centres to markets.
According to the Authority, proper planning is critical to building strong economic systems and expanding production across the corridor.
It noted that the collaboration with the Chinese design firm will help lay a solid foundation for industrial growth and long term development within the Volta Economic Corridor.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President of the Ghana Bar Association, Efua Ghartey, has called on judges and lawyers to carry out their duties with humility, fairness, and a strong sense of responsibility.
She made the appeal during the Supreme Court at 150 celebration held at the University of Ghana, under the theme “Honouring the past, celebrating the present and defining the future.”
Addressing participants, she noted that those in the legal profession occupy positions of great power and influence, and must therefore remain humble in the discharge of their duties.
She urged both the bench and the bar to deliver justice without fear or ill will, stressing the need for fairness in handling cases.
Reflecting on the significance of the celebration, she explained that the year 1876 marks not only the establishment of the Supreme Court but also the beginning of formally trained lawyers in the Gold Coast.
The GBA President questioned what Ghana would be without the rule of law, which is upheld by judges and lawyers, adding that the country could descend into a system where only the strongest survive if justice is not properly administered.
She further encouraged legal practitioners to reflect on their responsibilities and remain committed to upholding the rule of law for the benefit of all citizens.
By: Jacob Aggrey
