Uprising in Mali, Niger deepens urgent need for domestication- CADA Vice Prez to Ghana Govt
Vice President for the Confederation for the Development of Poultry in Africa (CADA), Mr. John Bewuah Edusei has reiterated his call for Ghana to consider domesticating agricultural products.
He says his numerous calls, which have mainly fallen on deaf ears has now become even more urgent and very important if the nation’s authorities would prevent a looming danger in coming years.
The CADA Vice President who has been a respectable voice when it comes to poultry especially, and agriculture as a whole not only in Ghana but the African sub region, predicted earlier this year that with the consequences of the Russia/Ukraine war on the country, Ghana would face harsher challenges should same occur to her neighbors.
This is why, he suggested, that Ghanaian leaders should develop the political will to stop relying so much on importing agricultural products and begin domesticating.
Mr.John Bewuah Edusei
Mali /Niger wars
Mr. Bewuah Adusei lamented that his fears of wars within Africa negatively impacting Ghana’s wholly dependent economy is now being witnessed.
He said the coup d’tats in Mali and Niger are already harshly influencing Ghana.
“Few weeks after my humble Appeal and Advice, Mali and Niger have had coup d’etats which is already influencing our Nation negatively. Intra boarder Businesses between Ghana and Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have almost crumbled”. He noted.
He continued that “just yesterday, the news was that about a 100 or more Articulated Trucks are stranded at the borders, with loads of Onions etc and can not drive-in to Ghana. As a result, Prices of Onions are sky rocketing and who knows if there is going yo be shortages”.
…As is if that is not enough Tomatoes and Cattle, Sheep and Goats are all expected to follow, high pricing”. Mr. Bewuah Adusei pointed.
Right time
The CADA Vice President noted that the nation seemed to be planning towards failure with its deja vu attitude towards domestication.
“So who is in charge here ? Are we failing to plan so as to plan our own failures ? When do we want take to drastic measures that will help us to begin our planning towards Domesticating our country?”
“The time is now to plan to at least copy what our sister countries are doing, if we can not invent our own methods of cropping enough ONIONS AND TOMATOES”. He said.
Appeal
He appealed to Ghanaian authorities to create ‘many jobs in the field of agriculture’.
“The era of importing Food must come to an end at some point, given a very strategic plan, Short term and Long trem. Not just that, but creating the enabling environment with great attractions to the Youth”. He appealed.
