Government asked to support the production of Moringa

Bolgatanga, July 28, GNA - The Moringa Association of Ghana has called on government to support farmers to produce Moringa plant for export.

He said that Moringa, which is nutritious and contains vitamin C, Calcium and protein, could also be used in the production of oil, pomade and paper.

Mr Stephen Mensah Adams, Executive Member of the Moringa Association of Ghana, made the call at a two-day workshop to educate producers of Moringa products on the Ghana Food and Drugs Board specification for the production of the products, in Bolgatanga.

He said that Moringa, which grows in the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions (three northern regions), was of high demand in America and Canada.

Mr Adams said that the Association would organise trainer of trainees' workshops for producers of Moringa throughout the country.

Mr Newton Amaglo, a horticulturist, who facilitated the workshop, said that the plant could be used to cure diseases like cancer and sickle cell.

He said that Moringa seeds were being used as supplement for aluminium sulphate for the treatment of water in Malawi.

Mr Charles Aboyella, the coordinator of Moringa Association of Ghana, called on government to support farmers to produce Moringa, especially in the three northern regions, to help reduce poverty among farmers.