US Ambassador calls on Minister

Professor Dominic Fobih, Minister of Environment and Science (MES), on Thursday appealed to the US government to support the sector to develop an effective area communication network that would link up various research institutions in the country.

He said an effective communication network within the Ministry and its various research institutions would ensure a swift flow of information and also make research easier

Prof. Fobih made the appeal during a courtesy call on him by the US Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Mary Carlin Yates. He explained that though some of the research institutions had communication gadgets yet they were not linked up in a network with the other sectors thus making information flow poor.

He noted that a sound communication footing was paramount to ensure efficiency, easy flow of information and the prompt release of scientific research results. The Minister said though the Ministry had been receiving numerous financial support from the US through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for its projects, it still needed more funding to be able to equip its Biogas Laboratory.

Prof. Fobih further explained that the Biogas plant when fully completed would help provide quality seedlings and other technological support to farmers to increase crop yield. Ms Yates pledged to collaborate with the Ministry to ensure that agriculture was made the number one priority of government.