Department of Agriculture links up value chain operators
The Bono East regional directorate of the Department of Agriculture has embarked on a programme to link up agriculture value chain operators in the Atebubu-Amantin, Pru East and Pru West districts with the objective of transforming agriculture into a lucrative business venture.
Dubbed ‘business partnership and market linkage’ the initiative will see value chain operators in rice and maize production from the 3 districts namely: farmers, input dealers, off-takers, transporters and processors form individual groups under an umbrella body that will take decisions and act in the collective interest of members.
Welcoming participants from the 3 districts to a day’s meeting in Atebubu, the Atebubu-Amantin municipal director of the department Mr. George Amanyo implored participants to take the exercise very seriously adding that agriculture is a dignified business.