More jobs for youth — Greenstreet
The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has assured the youth of his intention to establish a nationwide project of the cultivation and processing of almond (Abrofo Nkatie) for export.
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At a mini rally held at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region, he said “the CPP will provide incentives for those youth who will register and seek employment in the cultivation of almond in this our vast rich land”.
At the recent Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) evening encounter with presidential candidates, Mr Greenstreet stressed the need to mobilise thousands of Ghanaian youth into the cultivation and processing of almond.
Almond, as an international commodity, according to Mr Greenstreet, has many uses, including the oil extracted from it having a high value of 10,000 dollars per ton, far more than the value of cocoa and oil palm.
The almond development programme by the CPP Government, he also said, would augment the already existing cash crops cultivated and exported to the world market.
Already, the CPP’s proposal has been endorsed by Professor Tano Debrah of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science of the University of Ghana, Legon.
Densely populated
Ashaiman, which is densely populated, has a lot of settlers from the Northern Region who, therefore, are not remotely removed from farming practices.
Unemployment is a major problem affecting the people in the area with low level of trade in retail goods.
Together with the CPP Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency, Hajia Hamida Damba, and other party members the flag bearer visited some areas of the constituency to interact with residents.