- Title: GHANA: AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER SEES WINNEBA FARMING CENTRE
- Date: 12th August 1967
- Summary: TORTO BEING SHOWN OVER HATCHERY; AT CATTLE FARM; WATCHING HARVESTING. Initials DHC/VS/JH/JG Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 27th August 1967 13:00
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- Location: WINNEBA, GHANA
- Country: Ghana
- Reuters ID: LVA9LK4ZIIR3X2VZ2VUVN5IV7XSH
- Story Text: THE GHANAIAN COMMISSIONER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, MR. J.O. TORTO, RECENTLY WENT ON A TOUR OF INSPECTION OF FARMING ESTABLISHMENTS NEAR WINNEBA. HE SAW THE POMADZE POULTRY HATCHERY AND BREEDING FARMS, AS WELL AS A NEARBY CATTLE AND GENERAL PRODUCE FARM.
MR TORTO PROMISED THAT EXPERTS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN WORK AT MINISTRY HEADQUARTERS IN ACCRA WOULD SOON BE SENT INTO THE FIELD, WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ADVISE FARMERS AND HELP INCREASE PRODUCTION.
THE COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN MAKING AN EXTENDED TOUR OF DEPARTMENTS AND CORPORATIONS UNDER HIS MINISTRY. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT TO THE POMADZE CHICKEN HATCHERY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATION, BRIGADIER CRABBE, AND THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO GHANA, MR TSURUGAH.
AT THE HATCHERY THE PARTY SAW A POULTRY BREEDING COLONY, WHERE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXPERTS HAVE BEEN AIMING TOWARDS HIGH TURNOVER IN LIMITED SPACE.
MR. T. O. MILLS CONDUCTED THE GROUP ROUND THE CATTLE FARM. SOKOTO GUDALI AND WHITE FULANI BREEDS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AT THE FARM.
LARGE FARMS HAVE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPED TO SUPPLY FEED FOR THE CATTLE. MR TORTO AND HIS PARTY SAW HAY BEING BALED AND FORAGE HARVESTING.
AFTER HIS TOUR THE COMMISSIONER PROMISED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR POULTRY FARMERS IN GHANA. HE SAID THE INVESTMENT AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS BANKS WOULD HELP FARMERS ESTABLISH OR EXPAND THE COUNTRY'S POULTRY INDUSTRY.
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