Market Research Sections Abroad Urged

Ghana, has been urged to set up market research sections in all its overseas missions to help provide more markets for her products, as a means of increasing productivity and reducing poverty in the country.

The private sector, should in addition be strengthened to enable it invest in agriculture, especially in irrigation and agro-processing, to help stem post-harvest losses.

MR Craig Murray, the deputy British High Commissioner, made the call when he and the United Kingdom's deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Mr Stewart Eldon, paid a courtesy call on the Central Regional Minister, Mr Isaac Edumadze last Tuesday.A release issued at Cape Coast on Friday, said the deputy High Commissioner, also urged Ghana to diversify her tourists attractions by developing its beaches and crocodile ponds in order to attract more tourists.

Mr Eldon, for his part, stressed the need to strengthen sub-regional groups such as ECOWAS, economically and militarily, to ensure the maintenance of peace for accelerated development.

The regional minister, had earlier, appealed for assistance to help ensure investments in the region's tourism and agricultural sectors, to boost its socio-economic growth.

He said the region has a 160- kilometre -stretch of coastline from Komenda to Nyanyano, near Kasoa, which can be developed into beach resorts to attract more tourists, while the agricultural sector could be assisted with storage, food processing facilities and markets to curb post harvest losses.

Mr Edumadze, also expressed concern about the current standards of education in the country, particularly the region, and appealed for assistance in remedial measures.