252 million cedis for agric in Volta region

Ho (Volta Region), 13th May ?99 ?

The Volta region has received 252 million cedis towards the implementation of the Government's youth in agriculture programme, Alhaji Seidu Iddi, regional minister, announced at a meeting of the region?s house of Chiefs at Ho on Tuesday.

Chiefs should therefore encourage the youth in their communities to form identifiable groups to take advantage of the programme.

Alhaji Iddi said the youth in agriculture programme is crucial to the Government because of its potential for job creation, increased agriculture production and curtailment of the rural-urban drift among the youth.

He said other credit facilities instituted by Government to create jobs for the youth include a small-scale business assistance fund, district assembly common fund, poverty alleviation fund and the village infrastructural projects.

Alhaji Iddi told the chiefs that there are plans to rehabilitate roads in the region as well as construct new ones with attention on the Northern parts of the region and Ho township, while the Keta sea defence wall project will also be executed.

He assured Chiefs in the region of Government's commitment to social justice and equity in the distribution of development projects.