Sunflower Growers to hold Conference in France

Accra (Greater Accra) 29 March '99

The International Sunflower Growers Association [ISA] is to hold a conference in Toulouse, France from June 12- 15 on finding solutions and new strategies for global adoption of the Sunflower as the main source of edible oil in the next millenium. The conference under the theme ''Reinforcing both international relations and interactions between different sectors of Sunflower research and development'' would attract researchers from Africa, North and South America, Middle-East and Europe. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr.Thomas Appiah- Kubi, the ISA's local representative said ''it is the hope of the organisers that after the conference a lot of interest should be generated for countries which hitherto have not known the value of the flower to start adopting it.'' Mr. Appiah-Kubi called on the government to consider carrying out feasibility studies in acquiring agricultural land and credit for individuals to start cultivating the plant. He mentioned the Eastern, Volta and Brong Ahafo regions as the most suitable areas for growing the flower.