The World Bee Day was yesterday celebrated in Ho of the Volta Area with a name on government and the non-public sector to advertise bee retaining within the nation to maximise sustainable honey manufacturing with a view to enhance the nation’s agricultural sector.
The Buyer Service Officer of the Forestry Fee, Torde Amaglo, who made the decision right here, emphasised that bee retaining may create sustainable employment for hundreds of unemployed Ghanaians, especially the youth.
World Bee Day is celebrated on Might 22, yearly by nations internationally to focus on the significance of bees within the ecosystem.
The programme, organised by VORAB Venture Worldwide, an NGO with help from Steminist Basis Ghana, was on the theme: ‘Be impressed by nature to nourish us all.’
Mr Amaglo, addressing a durbar right here to mark the day, mentioned the nation wanted to return out with a coverage that will information folks prepared to enter bee retaining.
He acknowledged that bee retaining began within the nation within the Sixties, it remained undeveloped and never interesting to the youth.
“Lots of people believed bee as a stinging insect that inflicts ache,” Mr Amaglo acknowledged.
Nevertheless, he mentioned if not harassed, bees have been pleasant.
Mr Amaglo identified that large industries had been created round bee retaining in some nations via innovation and the artwork of science.
The Buyer Service Officer of the Forestry Fee pledged that the entities professionalmoting bee retaining in Volta and Oti Area would proceed to work to develop and promote the business.
The Govt Director of VORAB Venture International, Mr Devine Okoe Odonkor, famous that his outfit determined to affix the World Group to celebrate the World Bee Day in view of the constructive position bees performed within the ecosystem similar to facilitating pollination.
He underlined that the professionalgramme was to focus on the significance of defending bees within the lives of people.
“We can’t proceed to harvest honey the normal manner. We have to do issues otherwise and alter our mindset in addition to commit related assets to make bee farming sustainable,” he indicated.
The world is altering and the youth are getting concerned with bee retaining since honey is changing into costly.
The Officer of Steminist Basis, Ms Nerissa Anku, added that the “Bee business alongside its worth chain supplies livelihoods, employment, creates wealth and alleviates poverty.”
Miss Portia Dogbe, an officer from Ghana Requirements Creatority (GSA), mentioned that GSA would guarantee high quality and requirements have been adhered to in bee retaining with a view to assist the business to attempt.
FROM YAHAYA NUHU NADAA, SAVELUGU
THE Minister for the Inside, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, inaugurated a brand new 24-unit accommodation for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Area.
This facility was constructed by State Housing Firm (SHC) and was a part of the federal government efforts to enhance the dwelling circumstances of safety providers within the nation
Talking on the inauguration ceremony right here on Wednesday, the Inside Minister mentioned in 2016, authorities acted via the Ghana Immigration Service to enter into an settlement with the State Housing Firm for the development of the constructing.
He acknowledged that the mind behind it building was to offer respectable lodging for junior rank officers stationed on the Yakubu Tali Worldwide Airport.
The Minister outlined that the brand new buildings have been meant to assist remedy the lodging challenges going through the safety providers within the nation, particularly the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).
“The federal government is doing its finest to make sure that the accommodation challenges going through the
FROM KAFUI GATI, HO
