To ensure a sustainable environment while safeguarding livelihoods, Tantanlawura Alhaji Darrison Dramani, newly installed Chief of the Wasipe Traditional Kingdom under the Gonja Paramountcy, together with the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), has launched a project to plant and nurture 1,000 hectares of economic trees at Gulumpe in the Kintampo Municipality of the Bono East Region.
The main occupations of residents in Gulumpe are peasant farming and charcoal production. Because charcoal offers quick returns, almost every household is engaged in it. This has led to widespread deforestation and the loss of economic trees such as shea and mango.
If unchecked, this trend could result in future environmental degradation and economic hardship.
To address the challenge, the newly enskinned Chief of the Wasipe Traditional Kingdom engaged the Tree Crops Development Authority to facilitate the planting and nurturing of 1,000 hectares of economic trees, including shea, mango and cashew. The initiative aims to reduce deforestation and combat desertification in the area.
The project was officially launched at the chief’s coronation ceremony in Gulumpe on Sunday.
Tantanlawura Alhaji Darrison Dramani expressed appreciation to the TCDA for the partnership, describing it as a timely opportunity to protect both the environment and the livelihoods of his people.
Meanwhile, Dr Kofi Twum Antwi, who represented the Chief Executive Officer of TCDA, revealed that the Authority has targeted 16,000 hectares of land for the cultivation of six economic tree crops across all 16 regions of Ghana.
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