The Deputy Director for Operations at the National Service Authority, (NSA), Fuseini Donkor, says the Authority has farmed over 5,000 acres of maize this year to support the government’s “Feed Ghana” project.
According to him, the target is to farm 8,000 acres of land by the end of 20205 across the 16 regions.
During a tour of their farm at Abotantre in the Sekyere Afram Plains District, Mr. Donkor stated that they have 20,000 acres of land, which is the biggest farm under their project in Ghana.
They have already farmed 1,000 acres of maize on the land, using scientific farming methods, rather than traditional practices.
The Deputy Operations Manager said the initiative aims to educate and train national service personnel in agriculture, reduce unemployment, and support willing farmers with land and equipment. Additionally, they plan to establish a poultry feed factory and construct a 100,000-capacity poultry house for rearing broilers.
Fuseini Donkor emphasized that the National Service Authority is poised to be a leading agency for the government’s “Feed Ghana” project.
He added that service personnel posted to project sites will not only receive their allowances but also benefit from the profits of farm produce sales as a form of motivation.
The visit was attended by the Ashanti Regional NSA Director, Emmanuel Reagan Fynn, the Sekyere Afram Plains DCE, Joseph Owusu, and some service personnel.
