President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that Two hundred and sixty-five (265) small earth dams have been completed under the 1-Village-1-Dam initiative He said, more will be done this year.
Each of the dams is being constructed at a cost of GH¢250,000.
The government is constructing dugouts across the northern part of the country as part of a total of 570 dams promised by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the run-up to the 2016 general election.
The dams are expected to provide enough water for farmers to ensure all year farming, as well as for domestic purposes.
The Commercial Project Management Africa and ME, an Israeli owned business have declared its intention to invest heavily in irrigation and technological projects aimed at developing Ghana’s agriculture sector, especially in the area of cultivation of food crops and construction of factories for agro-processing.
The firm has been operating in over 100 countries across the world with investments in several areas such as agriculture, mining, trading amongst others. It has been in existence for more than forty years.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
