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A farmer testing the weighbridge
Rubber farmers around Abrem Agona in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo- Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region have expressed their happiness at the inauguration of a new weighbridge.
Madam Frimpongmaa Antwi one of the rubber farmers said at least the money they used on hiring trucks to convey the rubber to Apiminim in the Ahanta West Municipality, a distance of about 100 kilometres would be used on other viable ventures.
She said sometimes farmers would harvest their rubber but due to transport challenges the rubber could be at the community for over a week before being transported to the weighbridge at Apiminim.
Another farmer, Mr. Kojo Nsiah said on several occasions he harvested the latex but due to financial challenges to transport the latex to the weighbridge at Apiminim, he had to keep the rubber until he got money to transport it.
He said with the inauguration of the weighbridge at Abrem Agona it would ease the difficulties in conveying the raw rubber to Apiminim for weighing.
The Managing Director of the GREL, Mr. Lionel Barre commissioning it said the construction of the weighbridge would relieve the rubber farmers in and around Abrem Agona of the burden of transporting rubber to Apiminim to be weighed.
He said GREL had assisted over 8,000 farmers to plant 30,155 hectares of rubber plantations in the Western, Central and Eastern regions of Ghana.
He disclosed that all the weighbridges at Awudua, Subri, Allabokazo all in the Western Region among others, have been calibrated and certified and constantly regulated by the Ghana Standards Authority so farmers enjoy the same quality of scale and services in line with the ISO Certification and Standards.
Mr. Barre said the construction of these weighbridges would significantly improve the economic fortunes of the communities and the municipality.
The chairman at the occasion, the Chief of Abrem Agona, Nana Essuakor Terpor V said rubber farming was yielding good results and bringing development to the communities.
He urged those who had land not used for any purpose to release it to people who were interested to go into rubber production.
He appealed to the management of GREL to assist the community provide furniture to the newly constructed Police Station to allow the offices to be decent.
From Peter Gbambila-Abrem Agona
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
